Overcoming barriers to innovation and diffusion of cleaner technologies: some features of a sustainable innovation policy regime

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 16, Issue 1 SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages S148-S161

  Foxon, Tim ^a,b   Pearson, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Long term strategic framework; Overcoming 'lock in'; Sustainable innovation policy; Systems failures; Transition approach

Indexed keywords

CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INNOVATION; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

LONG-TERM STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK; SYSTEMS FAILURES; TRANSITION APPROACH;

CLEANING;

EID: 36849000487     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2007.10.011     Document Type: Article

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