The paper suggests that the debate on sustainable development and sustainable innovation could profit from the concept of frugal innovation, because both concepts acknowledge the limitations of a resource-constrained world. The complex relationship between frugal innovation and sustainable innovation is explored in conceptual terms and results in criteria which denote potential overlaps between both concepts. Furthermore, the paper analyses world trade data of green technologies to demonstrate the increasing relevance of south-south and north-south trade and to derive implications for frugal innovation. Moreover, case studies of frugal and sustainable innovations are analysed in order to highlight their requirements and implications. Maybe the most important conclusion stemming from the considerations in this article is that the integration of frugal and sustainable innovation principles can breathe new life into the discussion about sustainable innovation and sustainable development in general.

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节俭创新在绿色技术全球传播中的作用

该文件建议，关于可持续发展和可持续创新的辩论可以从节俭创新的概念中受益，因为这两个概念都承认资源有限的世界的局限性。从概念上探讨了节俭创新与可持续创新之间的复杂关系，并得出了表明两个概念之间潜在重叠的标准。此外，本文分析了绿色技术的世界贸易数据，以证明南南贸易和南北贸易的相关性不断提高，并得出节俭创新的意义。此外，对节俭和可持续创新的案例研究进行了分析，以突出其要求和含义。