Knowledge library
Fernando’s scientific production includes nearly 180 documents including: peer reviewed articles, books, chapters, manuals and guidelines, practice-oriented articles, project reports and other texts (e.g. contributions in official documents). Recently, he has also ventured in the production of digital content supporting research and teaching.
He takes pride in the depth and breadth of his work, which reflects a dedication to contributing to the field of eco-innovation and advancing knowledge in circularity and climate action.
Check out some key publications below (a full list can be downloaded here: PUBLICATIONS)
Books:
Innovation, society and the Environment
DIAZ LOPEZ, F.J., M. Mazzanti, & R. Zoboli (Eds). (2023) Handbook of Innovation, Society and the Environment. Edward Elgar Publishing. Cheltenham. ISBN: 9781802200058.
Innovation and Environment. The Chemical Industry in Mexico
DIAZ LOPEZ, F.J., (2003) Innovación y Ambiente. La Industria Química en México, [Innovation and Environment. The Chemical Industry in Mexico] Breviarios de la Investigación. UAM. Mexico. 225p. ISBN: 9703102255
Articles (peer-reviewed):
A bibliometric analysis on co-operatives in circular economy and eco-innovation studies
Guerreschi, A., & F.J. DIAZ LOPEZ. (2023) A bibliometric analysis on co-operatives in circular economy and eco-innovation studies. Sustainability. 15 (21) 15595. Special Issue “Co-operating for Change: Roles, Potentials, and Challenges of Cooperatives in the Decade Leading up to the Sustainable Development Goals.
A Resilient and Sustainable World: Contributions from Cleaner Production, Circular Economy, Eco-innovation, Responsible Consumption, and Cleaner Waste Systems.
Giannetti, B. F., DIAZ LOPEZ, F. J., Liu, G., Agostinho, F., Sevegnani, F., & Almeida, C. M. (2023). A Resilient and Sustainable World: Contributions from Cleaner Production, Circular Economy, Eco-innovation, Responsible Consumption, and Cleaner Waste Systems. Special Issue at Journal of Cleaner Production, 384 (135465).
Energy transition, innovation, and direct uses of geothermal energy in Mexico: a thematic modelling analysis
Rivera Delgado, D., G. Carrillo & F.J. DIAZ LOPEZ. (2021) Energy transition, innovation, and direct uses of geothermal energy in Mexico: a thematic modelling analysis. Problemas del Desarrollo. 52 (206)
Measuring Eco-innovation for a Green Economy
Kemp, R, Arundel, A, Rammer, C, Miedzinski, M, Tapia, C, Barbieri, N, Turkeli, S, Bassi, Mazzanti, M, Chapman, D, DÍAZ LÓPEZ, Fernando J., & W. McDowall (2019). Measuring Eco-innovation for a Green Economy. Wirtschaftspolitische Blätter. Special issue on Sustainability. Vol. 66, No. 4, p.391-404
Business model innovation for resource-efficiency, circularity and cleaner production: what 143 case studies tell us.
DIAZ LOPEZ, F.J., T. Bastein & A. Tukker. (2019) Business model innovation for resource-efficiency, circularity and cleaner production: what 143 case studies tell us. Ecological Economics. Special Issue: PoLicy For a Resource Efficient Europe. 155, 20-35.
A comprehensive review of the evolving and cumulative nature of eco-innovation in the chemical industry.
DIAZ LOPEZ, F.J. & C. Montalvo. (2015) A comprehensive review of the evolving and cumulative nature of eco-innovation in the chemical industry. Journal of Cleaner Production. 102 (2015), p. 30-43.
Comparing systems approaches to innovation and technological change for sustainable and competitive economies: an explorative study into conceptual commonalities, differences and complementarities.
Coenen, L and F.J. DIAZ LOPEZ (2010) Comparing systems approaches to innovation and technological change for sustainable and competitive economies: an explorative study into conceptual commonalities, differences and complementarities. Journal of Cleaner Production 18(12), 1149-1160,
Local knowledge and appropriate technology: lessons from the Alto Mezquital in Mexico
DÍAZ LÓPEZ, F.J., Filardo, S., Díaz S, F (2005) Local knowledge and appropriate technology: lessons from the Alto Mezquital in Mexico, Alteridades, 29 (Ene-Jun), p. 9-21
Book chapters:
Guerreschi, A., & DIAZ LOPEZ, F. J. (2024). Redefining Production and Consumption in Producer Cooperatives Through Sustainability, Eco-innovation, and Circularity. In Innovations for Circularity and Knowledge Creation: Participation and Cooperative Approaches for Sustainability (pp. 145-170). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.
Towards a sustainable, circular, innovative and socially fair economy: an introduction
DIAZ LOPEZ, F.J., M. Mazzanti, & R. Zoboli (Eds). (2023). Towards a sustainable, circular, innovative and socially fair economy: an introduction In: Handbook of Innovation, Society and the Environment. Edward Elgar Publishing. Cheltenham. ISBN: 9781802200058. p. 2-22
Barriers to eco-innovation and public R&D incentives: evidence from Mexico
DIAZ LOPEZ, F.J., M. Mazzanti, & R. Zoboli (Eds). (2023). Barriers to eco-innovation and public R&D incentives: evidence from Mexico. In: Handbook of Innovation, Society and the Environment. Edward Elgar Publishing. Cheltenham. ISBN: 9781802200058. p. 84-108
Business Innovation
DIAZ LOPEZ, F.J.(2023) Business innovation. In: Dictionary of Ecological Economics: Terms for the New Millennium. Brent Haddad & Barry D. Solomon (Eds). Edward Elgar Publishing. Cheltenham. p. 46-47. ISBN. 9781788974905.
Resource Efficiency
DIAZ LOPEZ, F.J. (2023) Resource Efficiency. In: Dictionary of Ecological Economics: Terms for the New Millennium. Brent Haddad & Barry D. Solomon (Eds). Edward Elgar Publishing. Cheltenham. p 464. ISBN. 9781788974905.
How is Digitalization Affecting Agri-food? New Business Models, Strategies and Organizational Forms
Laurette Dube, S. Wolfert, K. L. Zimmermann, N. Yang, F.J. DIAZ LOPEZ, R. Arvanitis, R. S. Schillo, S. Hamalova, J. Nie & S. Brown (2021). Convergence research and innovation digital backbone: behavioral analytics, artificial intelligence, and digital technologies as bridges between biological, social, and agri-food systems. In: How is Digitalization Affecting Agri-food? New Business Models, Strategies and Organizational Forms. Edited by: Maria Carmela Annosi and Federica Brunetta. Routledge, London, p. 111-125. ISBN 9780367196516
THE GREENING OF THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY:
PAST, PRESENT AND CHALLENGES AHEAD
DIAZ LOPEZ, F. J. D., & Montalvo, C. (2011). The greening of the chemical industry: past, present and challenges ahead. Green Chemistry for Environmental Remediation, Wiley, 35-78.
Guidelines and Manuals
GUIDEBOOK. DESIGNING RESEARCH &
INNOVATION ACTION PLANS FOR TRANSFORMATIVE CLIMATE ACTION IN ISLAND ECOSYSTEM
Ho, D, Charalambides, A., Callus, M. A., Spiteri, D., Camacho Avila, B., & F.J.Diaz Lopez (2023). Guidebook – Designing Research Innovation Action Plansfor Transformative Climate Action in Island Ecosystems. Special Report of theMICIE | Mediterranean Island Cleantech Innovation Ecosystem project. GrantAgreement 101070800. EIT Climate KIC, Cyprus University of Technology andEnergy and Water Agency. Amsterdam (the Netherlands). 54 p
Ho, D, Charalambides, A., Callus, M. A., Spiteri, D., Camacho Avila, B., & F.J. DIAZ LOPEZ (2024). Guidebook – Designing Research Innovation Action Plans for Transformative Climate Action in Island Ecosystems. Special Report of the MICIE | Mediterranean Island Cleantech Innovation Ecosystem project. Grant Agreement 101070800. EIT Climate KIC, Cyprus University of Technology and
Energy and Water Agency. Amsterdam (the Netherlands). 54 p.
Maastricht Manual on Measuring Eco-innovation for a Green Economy
Kemp, R., Arundel, A., Rammer, C., Miedzinski, M., Tapia, C., Barbieri, N., Türkeli, S., Bassi, A., Mazzanti, M., Chapman, D., DIAZ LOPEZ, F. J. & McDowall, W. (2020). Maastricht Manual on Measuring Eco-innovation for a Green Economy, Maastricht, Innovation for Sustainable Development Network, Maastricht, 141p. ISBN 9789090329987.
Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Roadmaps for the SDGs: A Guide for design and implementation
Miedzinski, M., W. Mcdowall, J. Fahnestock, G. Muller, and F.J. Diaz Lopez (2019). Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Roadmaps for the SDGs: A Guide for design and implementation. Innovation for Sustainable Development Network, London, 41p
Reports and other publications for practice (includes contributions to official documents):
STATE OF CLIMATECH 2023
Thought Leader Spotlight about ‘Green premium in Climatech’. In:
NetZeroInsights. (2024) STATE OF CLIMATECH 2023. A Net Zero Insights yearly analysis on global funding and deal activity in the private market venture space. NetZeroInsights Research. Lisbon.
Innovación verde en América Latina y el Caribe: marco conceptual.
Totti Könnölä, Pablo del Rio, Javier Carrillo Hermosilla, & F.J. DÍAZ LÓPEZ. (2023) Innovación verde en América Latina y el Caribe: marco conceptual. Banco InterAmericano de Desarrollo. Washington. 33 p.
Innovación verde en América Latina y el Caribe: estudio de casos sobre la gestión de programas de apoyo.
Totti Könnölä, Pablo del Rio, Javier Carrillo Hermosilla, & F.J. DÍAZ LÓPEZ.(2023) Innovación verde en América Latina y el Caribe: estudio de casos sobre la gestión de programas de apoyo. Banco Inter-Americano de Desarrollo. Washington. 35 p.
IMPACT ASSESSMENT ECODESIGN FOR SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS REGULATION
Contribution to:
European Commission (2022) Commission Staff Working Document IMPACT ASSESSMENT Accompanying the document Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for setting ecodesign requirements for sustainable Products and Repelling Directive 2009/125/EC. Parts 1/4, 2/4,3/4 and 4/4 . Brussels.
(WP leader in underlying study)
Recomendaciones de política para la integración de tecnologías ecológicamente racionales en los sistemas nacionales de innovación.
Salazar, J.C. (Editor) (2019) Recomendaciones de política para la integración de tecnologías ecológicamente racionales en los sistemas nacionales de innovación. Juan Carlos Salazar, P. Maio, A. M. Angel, J. C. Ramirez, C. Hinojosa, J. Blanco, L. Pinzon, D. Jacome, F.J. DIAZ LOPEZ, B. Sanchez, E. Arrilucea. Inter-American Development Bank Washington. Nota Técnica No. IDB-TN-01757. Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, Division de Cambio Climático., Washington, 161 p.
ecoinnovation manual
Scientific advisor and development of base method:
UN Environment & the European Commission, (2017). Eco-innovation Manual. Eco-innovation implementation process, Paris, United Nations Environment Program and DTU Denrmark.
Mainstreaming Eco-innovation in Sustainable Consumption and Production Policies (contribution)
Contribution to:
UN Environment & the European Commission (2017) Mainstreaming Eco-innovation in Sustainable Consumption and Production Policies. Paris: United Nations Environment and the European Commission.
Digital content:
Webinar series (self-paced learning):
Desing and delivery:
What is innovation for sustainable development? (self paced, 4 hours)
Inno4sd network (learning repository)
Ideation, design and curation:
Inno4sd network (learning repository) Innovation for the Global Goals