Munich/Paris, April 27, 2021: More innovation in low-carbon energy technologies needed to meet climate goals – Shepard Fox supports International Energy Agency and European Patent Office in communicating key findings of latest clean energy study
The number of patents worldwide for inventions related to low-carbon energy technologies has fallen well below its rate of growth from 10 years ago, according to a new joint study published today by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the European Patent Office (EPO). Clean energy patents have grown 3.3% per year between 2017-2019, but this is only a quarter of the annual growth rate of a decade ago, underscoring the urgent need for investment in clean energy to meet climate goals, the study finds. Shepard Fox supports the International Energy Agency and European Patent Office in communicating the findings of the study to media and political stakeholders via an international media outreach campaign. The tasks of Shepard Fox include the development of key messages and localized press release in the respective local languages, the distribution of the key findings to relevant media and EU stakeholders as well as the arrangement of interviews with EPO and IEA experts, and media monitoring.
International Energy Agency Press Release