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投資不足:エネルギー技術と研究開発政策の課題
1Science, Technology and Environmental Policy (STEP) Program, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544-1013, USA. Energy and Resources Group (ERG), University of California, Berkele.
まとめ
グローバルなエネルギー研究開発 (R&D) 資金は減少しており,イノベーションにも影響を及ぼしています. 米国のR&D支出と特許の減少は,エネルギー部門のR&Dの低強度とともに,気候変動に対処するリスクをもたらす.
科学分野:
- エネルギー政策 エネルギー政策
- イノベーション研究 イノベーション研究
- 経済動向 経済動向
背景:
- 国際的なエネルギー研究開発 (R&D) 資金は,過去20年間にわたり,世界的に大幅に減少しています.
- 米国のエネルギー技術特許とR&D支出は,同じ期間に強い相関関係を示しています.
- 米国のエネルギー部門における研究開発の強度は,他の産業と比較して著しく低い.
研究 の 目的:
- エネルギー研究開発資金の国際的動向を分析する.
- 米国のエネルギー技術特許と研究開発資金のパターンを調査する.
- 様々なエネルギー部門における米国のR&Dの強度を評価する.
主な方法:
- 国際的研究開発資金の動向に関するデータ分析.
- 米国のエネルギー技術特許データの調査.
- 米国のR&D支出とインテンシティーメトリックの評価.
主要な成果:
- 過去20年間,エネルギー技術のR&D資金が世界中で大幅に減少した.
- 米国の総合的な研究開発支出,エネルギー部門の研究開発支出,特許活動との高い相関関係.
- 米国のエネルギー部門で観測された極めて低いR&Dの強度.
結論:
- エネルギー研究開発資金の最近の削減は,エネルギー部門のイノベーション能力を妨げると予測されています.
- これらの傾向は,特に気候変動に対するグローバルな解決策の緊急の必要性を考慮して,懸念されています.
- エネルギー研究開発への持続的な投資は,将来のイノベーションと環境課題への対処に不可欠です.
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