The role of the regulatory framework for innovation activities: The EU ETS and the German paper industry

International Journal of Technology, Policy and Management

Volumn 11, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 250-273

  Rogge, Karoline S ^a   Schleich, Joachim ^a   Haussmann, Philipp ^b   Roser, Annette ^c   Reitze, Felix ^c  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SYSTEMS AND INNOVATION RESEARCH ISI   (Germany)

^b Institute for Resource Efficiency and Energy Strategies ^*  (Germany)

^c Institute for Resource Efficiency and Energy Strategies (IREES)   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adoption; Climate policy; Emission trading; EU emission trading system; EU ETS; Germany; Innovation; Organisational change; Paper industry; Research and development

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMERCE; EMISSION CONTROL; GAS EMISSIONS; PAPER; PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY; PAPERMAKING; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

ADOPTION; CLIMATE POLICY; EMISSION TRADING; EU EMISSIONS; GERMANY; ORGANISATIONAL CHANGE; PAPER INDUSTRIES; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

COMMERCE; ECONOMICS; GERMANY; INNOVATION; MANAGEMENT; PAPER; PAPER INDUSTRY; PAPER MAKING; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; REGULATIONS; RESEARCH;

EID: 80052092777     PISSN: 14684322     EISSN: 17415292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTPM.2011.042086     Document Type: Article

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