RT Journal Article
SR 00
ID 10.1016/0301-4215(95)90169-8
A1 Watanabe, C.
T1 Mitigating global warming by substituting technology for energy: MITI's efforts and new approach
JF Energy Policy
YR 1995
FD 1995
VO 23
IS 4
SP 447
OP 461
K1 Environmental constraints; Technology development; Industrial technology policy
AB In the last two decades, Japan has successfully overcome energy and environmental constraints despite a fragile energy and environmental structure, while maintaining a high rate of economic growth. Much of this success can be attributed to the substitution of an unconstrained production factor (technology) for a constrained production factor (energy) stimulated by MITI's industrial technology policy. With the recent fall of international oil prices and the succeeding ‘bubble economy’, Japan again faces the prospect of energy and environmental constraints. This paper reviews Japan's path and MITI's efforts to overcome energy and environmental constraints by substituting technology for energy. It also analyzes the sources of the current fear concerning energy and environmental constraints.
PB Elsevier
SN 0301-4215
LK https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/eprint/4328/