Antoine Dechezleprêtre

This working paper aims to shed light on the practical issues involved in policing carbon markets, such as new regulators with narrow authority and lack of legal precedent. Read more

This paper analyzes imported carbon emission at the firm level. To do so, the authors combine information on emissions, imports, imported emissions and energy prices for French manufacturing firms between 1997 and 2014. Read more

This paper seeks to understand what drives support for or opposition to climate policies across the world. Evidence from an international survey reveals three key factors influence attitudes. Read more

This paper investigates the impact of the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) on carbon emissions and economic performance using the largest dataset published to date. Read more

Climate negotiations on low-carbon technology transfer have largely revolved around the role of intellectual property rights (IPR). Some countries consider... Read more

We examine the impact of temperature on mortality in Mexico using daily data over the period 1998–2017 and find that... Read more

This paper examines whether the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) has led companies to shift the location of production, thereby creating carbon leakage. Read more

The authors of this paper analyse over a quarter of a million high-value inventions in all major climate change mitigation technologies patented from 1995 to 2017 by inventors located in 170 countries. The analysis shows an annual growth rate of 10% from 1995 to 2012 in these high-value inventions. Read more

In this paper the authors develop and implement a new method for identifying ‘wasted’ subsidies, and use it to provide systematic evidence on the misallocation of carbon offsets in the Clean Development Mechanism, the world’s largest carbon offset programme. Read more

This paper examines whether the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) has led companies to shift the location of production, thereby creating carbon leakage. Read more

In this paper the authors examine the impact of temperature on mortality in Mexico using daily data over the period 1998–2017. Read more

We examine how Tobin’s Q is linked to ‘clean’ and ‘dirty’ innovation and innovation efficiency at the firm level. Clean... Read more

In this paper the authors raise the question of whether there is an economic incentive for firms to pursue strategies of clean, environmentally supportive innovation as opposed to carbon-emitting dirty innovation activities. Read more

This article reviews the empirical literature combining economic and environmental performance data at the micro-level, i.e. firm or facility level.... Read more

This article reviews the empirical literature combining economic and environmental performance data at the micro-level, i.e. firm- or facility-level. The... Read more

This study provides empirical evidence of the impact of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) on low-carbon technology transfer in OECD and non-OECD countries. Read more

Government policy in support of innovation often varies across technology areas. An important example are climate change policies that typically try to support so-called clean technologies that avoid greenhouse gas pollution and hamper dirty technologies that are associated with polluting emissions. This paper explores the economic consequences of such policy moves in the short run. Read more

This article reviews the empirical literature on the impacts of environmental regulations on firms’ competitiveness as measured by trade, industry location, employment, productivity, and innovation. Read more

This paper provides an in-depth analysis of the characteristics of international patent families, including their domestic component. The authors exploit... Read more

Abstract Little progress has been made in climate negotiations on technology since 1992. Yet the diffusion of climate change mitigation... Read more

We present the first evidence showing causal impact of research and development (R&D) tax incentives on innovation outcomes. We exploit... Read more

This paper investigates the impact of the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) on technological change, exploiting installations level... Read more

Can directed technical change be used to combat climate change? We construct new firm-level panel data on auto industry innovation... Read more

This paper measures the response of bilateral trade flows to differences in industrial energy prices across countries. Using a rich... Read more

This paper identifies over 50,000 patents filed worldwide in various water-related technologies between 1990 and 2010, distinguishing between those related... Read more

This paper identifies over 50 000 patents filed worldwide in various water-related technologies between 1990 and 2010, distinguishing between those related to availability (supply) and conservation (demand) technologies. Read more

This paper measures the response of bilateral trade flows to differences in industrial energy prices across countries. Using a panel... Read more

Examines the impact of environmental regulation on the international diffusion of new technology through the patent system Read more

Abstract This paper analyses the relative influence of domestic and foreign demand-pull policies in wind power across OECD countries on... Read more

Presentation given at the 2014 World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economics in Istanbul on 1st July. Read more

Fankhauser, Samuel, Bowen, Alex, Calel, Raphael, Dechezlepretre, Antoine, Grover, David, Rydge, James and Sato, Misato (2013) Who will win the... Read more

Working Paper 107 Abstract This paper presents the first empirical analysis of programmes to fast-track ‘green’ patent applications in place... Read more

Working Paper 102 Abstract Can directed technical change be used to combat climate change? We construct new firm-level panel data... Read more

Working Paper 94 Abstract As the world considers greener forms of economic growth, countries and sectors are beginning to position... Read more

Working Paper 75 Abstract This paper was updated in February 2013 This paper investigates the impact of the EU Emissions... Read more

Technology transfer plays a key role in global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In this paper, we characterize the factors that promote or hinder the international diffusion of climate-friendly technologies using detailed patent data from 96 countries for the period 1995–2007. Read more

This article examines the impact of environmental regulation within countries, as well as regulatory distance between countries on international technology transfer. Read more

This article uses the European Patent Office Worldwide Patent Statistical Database to examine the geographic distribution and global diffusion of inventions in thirteen climate-mitigation technologies since 1978. Read more

Working Paper 44 Abstract This paper examines the relative influence of domestic and foreign renewable energy policies on innovation activity... Read more

Our paper uses the EPO/OECD World Patent Statistical Database(PATSTAT) to provide a quantitative description of the geographic distribution of inventions in thirteen climate mitigation technologies since 1978 and their international diffusion on a global scale. Read more

Using patent data from 66 countries for the 1990–2003 period, we characterise the factors that promote or hinder the international diffusion of climate-friendly technologies on a global scale Read more

Accelerating the development of less GHG intensive technologies and promoting their global diffusion—in particular in fast-growing emerging economies—is imperative in achieving the transition to a low-carbon economy. Read more

Abstract In a companion paper [Dechezleprêtre, A., Glachant, M., Ménière, Y., 2008. The Clean Development Mechanism and the international diffusion... Read more

The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is expected to stimulate the North–South transfer of climate-friendly technologies. This paper provides an assessment of the technology transfers that take place through the CDM using a data set of 644 registered projects. Read more

Part of a series of Climate Innovation Insights published by Climate-KIC. Key messages Limiting global warming to 1.5°C, the target... Read more

This is a submission by the ESRC Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy and Grantham Research Institute on Climate... Read more

Headline issue New clean technologies are urgently required to meet long-term global climate goals. Simulating the development of these technologies... Read more

This paper investigates whether the current level of public support for low-carbon technologies is sufficient to allow European countries to respond to the multiple challenges posed by climate change and other environmental concerns. Read more

Report shows that environmental regulations have only a a marginal impact on competiviveness and that the benefits often outweigh the costs Read more

Neuhoff, K., Acworth, W., Dechezleprêtre, A., Dröge, S., Sartor, O., Sato, M., Schleicher, S., and Schopp, A. 2014. Climate Strategies.... Read more

Headline issue The UK has a complex system of energy taxes which affect the business sector. Overlaps between taxes mean... Read more

Prepared for the Green Economy Policy Commission (GEPC), August 2013. Read more

Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, 2013. Download paper   Read more

UK policy makers increasingly see new technologies related to the mitigation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as a potential source... Read more

President Trump claimed that the Paris Agreement on climate change “disadvantages the United States to the exclusive benefit of other countries". This commentary highlights a number of recent research papers which show no evidence for such claims. Read more

3rd February 2017, The Hill Read more

Greater public funding for low-carbon R&D and higher and stable carbon pricing mechanisms are essential to achieve Paris climate goals says Antoine Dechezleprêtre, Associate Professorial Research Fellow at the Institute. Read more

UK Data Service – Case Study, 18 July 2016 Read more

How technology can address the challenge of global water security. Read more

Xinhua, 19 January Read more

iMFdirect, 2 December 2015 Read more

Business Green, 8 July (article requires subscription to access) Read more

Title: “Economics of Innovation, Diffusion, Growth and the Environment” Date: 16-18 September 2015 Venue: Royal Society of Arts, London, United... Read more

If environmental red tape is the source of so many economic woes, why is the evidence of the harm they cause so sketchy? Read more

Dr Antoine Dechezleprêtre and Dr Misato Sato explain the findings of their latest report, ‘The impacts of environmental regulations on competitiveness’ published by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at London School of Economics and Political Science. Read more

Grantham Institute report says environmental regulations can drive economic growth by encouraging business innovation Read more

Promoting environmentally-friendly innovation has become a key priority in national and international environmental policy. Intellectual property (IP) regimes, particularly patent... Read more

Programmes to fast-track green patent applications accelerate the diffusion of green technologies, according to a new study by Research Fellow... Read more

The EU ETS is the main instrument of European climate policy, and many policymakers envisage it as a driving force... Read more

Wind energy has been developing very quickly in the past years. Installation of wind turbines grew at an annual average... Read more