Abstract

We investigate the effects of low-carbon technology transfer between two rival manufacturers on their economic, environmental, and social welfare performance under a cap-and-trade policy. We model alternative licensing arrangements of technology transfer and evaluate the model performance from the perspectives of different stakeholders, including manufacturers, customers, and policy makers. Our findings show that the contractual choice on low-carbon technology licensing is dependent on the trade-off between the benefits gained from the licensing of technology and the consequential losses incurred from competition with a strengthened competitor, which is influenced by a combination of factors, including internal technological abilities, the interfirm power relationship, external market competition, and the carbon emission control policy. Among them, the interfirm power relationship is most influential in determining the optimal contractual decision. In addition, we extend the analysis of technology licensing strategies to different carbon emissions caps with additional cost incurred from purchasing emission allowances through auction, and a two-period model considering emissions cap reduction, respectively. Finally, our analyses show it is critical for policy makers to develop appropriate emissions control policies to promote the agenda of a sustainable, low-carbon economy.

摘要

我们调查了在总量控制与交易政策下，两家竞争制造商之间的低碳技术转让对其经济、环境和社会福利绩效的影响。我们模拟技术转让的替代许可安排，并从不同利益相关者（包括制造商、客户和政策制定者）​​的角度评估模型性能。我们的研究结果表明，低碳技术许可的合同选择取决于从技术许可中获得的利益与与实力增强的竞争对手竞争所带来的损失之间的权衡，这受多种因素的影响，包括内部技术能力、企业间的权力关系、外部市场竞争和碳排放控制政策。他们之中，企业间的权力关系对确定最优合同决策的影响最大。此外，我们将技术许可策略的分析扩展到不同的碳排放上限以及通过拍卖购买排放配额产生的额外成本，以及考虑减排上限的两期模型。最后，我们的分析表明，政策制定者制定适当的排放控制政策以促进可持续低碳经济议程至关重要。和分别考虑减排上限的两期模型。最后，我们的分析表明，政策制定者制定适当的排放控制政策以促进可持续低碳经济议程至关重要。和分别考虑减排上限的两期模型。最后，我们的分析表明，政策制定者制定适当的排放控制政策以促进可持续低碳经济议程至关重要。