Journal article
Does the shale gas revolution hinder clean energy innovation?
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We analyze the causal impact of the U.S. shale gas revolution on technological innovation in the electricity generation sector. Using a country-level data set of electricity patents from 1978-2018, we find that the U.S. shale gas revolution led to a 1.60 decrease in the ratio of green to fossil-fuel electricity patents and a 0.93 decrease in the ratio of renewable to fossil-fuel electricity patents. In addition, we find a 0.15 increase in the share of fossil-fuel electricity patenting. These results suggest that the U.S. shale boom hinder the development of new and improved technologies that ease the decarbonization of the electricity sector.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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(Preview, Accepted manuscript, pdf, 999.2KB, Terms of use)
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.5547/2160-5890.14.1.ilaz
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- Publisher:
- International Association for Energy Economics
- Journal:
- Economics of Energy and Environmental Policy More from this journal
- Volume:
- 14
- Issue:
- 1
- Publication date:
- 2026-02-04
- Acceptance date:
- 2025-08-06
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2160-5890
- ISSN:
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2160-5882
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English
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- Pubs id:
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2334938
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pubs:2334938
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2025-11-24
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- EEEP
- Copyright date:
- 2026
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- Notes:
- The author accepted manuscript (AAM) of this paper has been made available under the University of Oxford's Open Access Publications Policy, and a CC BY public copyright licence has been applied.
- Licence:
- CC Attribution (CC BY)
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