Journal of Knowledge-based Innovation in China: Volume 2 Issue 3

China's pathway to low‐carbon development

Yi Wang

The purpose of this paper is to explore China's current policy and policy options regarding the shift to a low‐carbon (LC) development.

Chinese low‐carbon innovation: Developing technological capabilities in the solar photovoltaic manufacturing industry

Nicoletta Marigo, Timothy J. Foxon, Peter J.G. Pearson

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the innovation effort underway in China to develop domestic technological capacity for the manufacturing of a low‐carbon energy technology…

Low‐carbon disruptive innovation in China

David Tyfield, Jun Jin

This paper seeks to explore arguments for the importance of disruptive innovation to China's low‐carbon transition, while such innovation is generally overlooked and/or belittled.

Exploring the voluntary approach in China: The case of the Top‐1,000 Industrial Energy Conservation Program

Liguang Liu

This paper aims to examine the emergence, shape and functioning of China's Top‐1,000 Industrial Energy Conservation Program. The program, implemented since 2006, is generated from…

Low-carbon innovation in China – introduction to the special issue

David Tyfield, Jun Jin