Identifying Critical Risks in Low-Carbon Innovation Network Ecosystem: Interdependent Structure and Propagation Dynamics

作者：Ruguo Fan, Qi Yang, Yitong Wang, Rongkai Chen · 发表于：Systems · 年份：2025 · DOI：10.3390/systems13070599 · 被引用次数：8 · 研究领域：Complex Network Analysis Techniques、Ecosystem dynamics and resilience、Sustainability and Ecological Systems Analysis

Global low-carbon innovation networks face increasing vulnerabilities amid growing geopolitical tensions and technological competition. The interdependent structure of low-carbon innovation networks and the risk propagation dynamics within them remain poorly understood. This study investigates vulnerability patterns by constructing a two-layer interdependent network model based on Chinese low-carbon patent data, comprising a low-carbon collaboration network of innovation entities and a low-carbon knowledge network of technological components. Applying dynamic shock propagation modeling, we analyze how risks spread within and between network layers under various shocks. Our findings reveal significant differences in vulnerability distribution: the knowledge network consistently demonstrates greater susceptibility to cascading failures than the collaboration network, reaching complete system failure, while the latter maintains partial resilience, with resilience levels stabilizing at approximately 0.64. Critical node analysis identifies State Grid Corporation as a vulnerability point in the collaboration network, while multiple critical knowledge elements can independently trigger system-wide failures. Cross-network propagation follows distinct patterns, with knowledge-network failures consistently preceding collaboration network disruptions. In addition, propagation from the collaboration network to the knowledge network showed sharp transitions at specific threshold values, w...