Comparing Solar Water Heater Popularization Policies in China, Israel and Australia
The Roles of Governments in Adopting Green Innovations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12307012 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wei Li (0000-0002-3581-849X, The University of Sydney Business School Sydney NSW Australia, corresponding author), Tzameret H Rubin (0000-0001-5390-8600, Department of Economics Macquarie University North Ryde NSW Australia), Paul Adjei Onyina (0000-0002-6933-9278, Macquarie University) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 160-170 |
| Publication date | 2012-08-28 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sustainable Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0968-0802 • E-ISSN: 1099-1719 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/sd.1547 |
| OpenAlex | W1756793393 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 19 |
Studying the roles of governments in adopting green innovations is significant for analysing the transition to a more sustainable energy system. This article presents a comparative study of policies for popularizing domestic solar water heaters in three countries: China, Israel and Australia. Expanding the analysis beyond the economics of innovation, it demonstrates the institutional dimension of green technology deployment in these three countries. By examining the diverging roles of governments in facilitating green technology adoption in existing social routines and practices, it finds that governments' motivations, support and implementation mechanisms are remarkably different in these three countries. In particular, the paper argues that solar water heater popularization has been distinguished as a business opportunity in China, energy security in Israel and environmental responsibility in Australia. In addition, the institutional settings have a real impact on governments' roles in adopting green innovations, in terms of the policy instruments chosen and implementation mechanisms. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment
Business · China · Dimension (graph theory · Economic growth · Economic system · Economics · Environmental economics · Industrial organization · Natural resource economics · Political science · Software deployment · Solar energy · Sustainable development · Water resources · Water sector · Energy and Environment Impacts · Energy, Environment, Economic Growth · Engineering · Innovation and Socioeconomic Development · Ecology
| Citations per year | 0.45 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2021 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |