The diffusion of patented oil and gas technology with environmental uses: A forward patent citation analysis

Energy Policy

Volumn 83, Issue , 2015, Pages 267-276

  Duch Brown, Néstor ^a,b   Costa Campi, María Teresa ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^c FUNSEAM (Energy and Environmental Sustainability Foundation)   (Spain)

Author keywords

Environmental and technology policies; Forward patent citations; Petroleum industry; Technology flows

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GAS INDUSTRY; GASES; PATENTS AND INVENTIONS; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY;

DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; KNOWLEDGE SPILLOVERS; OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY; PATENT CITATION; PATENT CITATION ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION; TECHNOLOGY POLICY;

ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY;

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; GAS INDUSTRY; OIL SUPPLY; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION;

EID: 84930082804     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2015.03.001     Document Type: Article

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