On the Optimal Allocation of R&D Resources for Climate Change Technology Development

[摘要] While technology studies and integrated assessment models incorporating endogenous technological change have demonstrated that advancing technology is a crucial component of an optimal greenhouse gas abatement strategy, the R&D process itself has received little analytical attention. This paper presents a conceptual framework for considering and exploring the optimal allocation of R&D resources for climate change technology development. The framework is then applied to a stylized application that considers the allocation between R&D focused on resolving uncertainties about the retention of sequestration and R&D focused on improving the performance of renewable energy technologies.

[发布日期] 2003-11-03 [发布机构] Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

[关键词] Greenhouse Gases;58 Geosciences;29 Energy Planning, Policy And Economy;Climates;54 Environmental Sciences