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- Title
Does Technological Innovation Promote Renewable Energy Investment?
- Authors
Qian Zhao; Chi-Wei Su; Jun-Mo Guo
- Abstract
Technological innovation (TI) is conducive to economic growth, but whether it promotes the development of renewable energy remains controversial. This study aims to analyze the interrelation between TI and renewable energy investment (REI) to see how to promote the coordinated development of TI and REI. By using the bootstrap rolling-window subsample Granger causality test and the sample from January 2010 to July 2022 in China, we find that the influence of a country's overall TI level on REI is twofold. On the one hand, the increase in a country's overall TI level has a positive influence on REI by reducing the renewable energy risk. On the other hand, TI can reduce REI by bringing more demand for relatively stable nonrenewable energy. Conversely, REI has both positive and negative influences on a country's overall TI level. Additional REI promotes renewable energy-related TI, but it may crowd out the investment in other fields and impede TI. Based on these results, policymakers intended to achieve sustainable development should encourage renewable energy TI, which is conducive to reducing the risk of renewable energy. In addition, policymakers should pay attention to REI's role in crowing out the investment in other fields, and take measures to promote TI of the whole society.
- Subjects
TECHNOLOGICAL innovations; RENEWABLE energy industry; GOVERNMENT policy on renewable energy sources; SUSTAINABLE investing; RENEWABLE energy standards
- Publication
SAGE Open, 2024, Vol 14, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2158-2440
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/21582440241227760