Since its inception, the European Emission Trading Systems (EU ETS) has been struggling with an oversupply of emission allowances and a highly volatile allowance price. A demand reducing technological progress accelerates the accumulation of excess allowances in the EU ETS, which is only...

Since its introduction, the European Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) has been struggling with an oversupply of emission allowances and a highly volatile allowance price. One reason for the price decline is technological progress and ist demand-reducing effect, which is only partially taken...

Based on a survey of the inventors of 9,017 European patented inventions, this paper provides new information about the characteristics of European inventors, the sources of their knowledge, the importance of formal and informal collaborations, the motivations to invent, and the actual use and...