The Smart Prosperity Research Network supports research on policy approaches to incenting circular and low-carbon innovation as part of a stronger, cleaner Canadian economy. 

The research highlighted on this page stems from academic research projects selected by an independent Research Network Steering Committee and funded by the Economics and Environmental Policy Research Network (EEPRN) and the Greening Growth Partnership.

Click on the titles below to access working papers, blogs, and analyses from Smart Prosperity Research Network-funded projects completed since 2018. Scroll down to find recent research on other topics.

Governance

• Leveraging Competition Law and Policy to Promote Inclusive Growth in Canada
• Governing through uncertainty - EVs in Calgary, Montréal, and Toronto
• Agile Regulation for Clean Energy Innovation
• Reflections on Budget 2021: Advancing Agile Regulation in Canada
• Key Characteristics of Agile Regulations: Stringency
• Key Characteristics of Agile Regulations: Flexibility
• The Innovation Imperative
• Accelerating a 1.5°C Energy Transition: Diffusion of Low-Carbon Innovations to Energy Users
• Agile Regulation: Key to a Strong and Low-Carbon COVID-19 Economic Recovery
• Canada’s recovery needs experimentalist governance and flexible regulations
• The Technique Effect and Canada's Manufacturing Clean-Up
• Strengthening Canada’s Governance Foundation for Decarbonization
• Regulatory flexibility – the case of Wisconsin’s Green Tier Program

Applied innovation policy

• Heterogeneous investors, scale economies and the commercialisation of innovative renewable energy technologies
• The Low-Carbon Policy Ecosystem: Leaving Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Behind
• Government investments can smooth worker transitions in a green economy, but must be used carefully
• Metal Extraction in a Low-Carbon Economy: Projected Trends in Metal Demand and Policy Options for Demand Reduction
• Intellectual property rights protection and the international transfer of low-carbon technologies
• Clean Technology and Business Innovation
• Impact and Effectiveness of Public Support for Business Innovation

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