The trade-off between economic growth and environmental sustainability may be overstated.

Fact of the Week: In Singapore, a 1 Percent Increase in Green Tech Innovation Leads to a Long-Run 0.23 Percent Increase in GDP and a 0.4 Percent Reduction in Carbon Emissions

A new working paper indicates that a 1 percent increase in the number of patent applications is associated with a decrease in carbon emissions of about 0.08 percent.

Fact of the Week: A 1 Percent Increase in Patents Leads to a 0.08 Percent Decrease in Carbon Emissions

In 2004, public R&D made up 10 percent of global renewable energy R&D investments, but by 2014 the figure had risen to 35 percent, writes John Wu in Innovation Files.

Fact of the Week: Public Investment Made Up 35 Percent Of Renewable Energy R&D Globally In 2014—Up From 10 Percent In 2004

This reversed the trend observed between 1995 and 2012, where the number of such patents granted increased at a rate of 10.3 percent per year.

Fact of the Week: The Number of High-Value Patents Granted for Climate Change Mitigation Technologies Decreased by 5.5 Percent Per Year from 2013 to 2017

In a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center last month, 66 percent of respondents said they believe the U.S. government should encourage wind and solar power production.

Fact of the Week: Two-Thirds of US Adults Think the Government Should Encourage the Production of Wind and Solar Power

Small energy-technology companies that receive an SBIR grant are twice more likely to receive venture capital investment in the future, writes John Wu in Innovation Files.

Fact of the Week: A Small Business Innovation Research Grant Doubles an Energy-Technology Company’s Chances of Later Receiving Venture Capital

Fact of the Week: A Small Business Innovation Research Grant Doubles an Energy-Technology Company's Chances of Later Receiving Venture Capital

Why the green economy is headed for a crisis and an energy innovation approach is absolutely necessary.

Averting the Coming Clean Energy Cliff

A recent paper published by the Publications Office of the European Union that calculated the number of “digital sustainability” inventions by the top 2,000 R&D-investing firms between 2016 and 2018 found that Qualcomm, Intel, and General Electric filed the most digital sustainability technology priority patents.

Fact of the Week: US Companies Qualcomm, Intel, and General Electric Led All Firms in Digital Sustainability Inventions in 2016–2018

A report by the tech research company Digital Science found that, in 2019, 500,000 publications or 10 percent of the world’s total, related to the 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) outlined by the United Nations.

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Fact of the Week: In Singapore, a 1 Percent Increase in Green Tech Innovation Leads to a Long-Run 0.23 Percent Increase in GDP and a 0.4 Percent Reduction in Carbon Emissions

Fact of the Week: A 1 Percent Increase in Patents Leads to a 0.08 Percent Decrease in Carbon Emissions

Fact of the Week: Public Investment Made Up 35 Percent Of Renewable Energy R&D Globally In 2014—Up From 10 Percent In 2004