Identifying the underpin of green and low carbon technology innovation research: A literature review from 1994 to 2010

This article examined the literatures enlisted in the database of SCI and SSCI on the topics with regard to green technology and low carbon technology innovation from 1994 to 2010. It intends the service with the purpose of helping researchers and practitioners understand what issues or subjects have been addressed in green and low carbon technology innovation and initiate a journey for the next generation of sustainable‐oriented research.

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