Climate Technology and Development

Veranstaltungsart
Workshop

Ort/Datum
Bonn, 25.06.2013

Veranstalter

Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) and German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)


For many years, the climate negotiations focused almost exclusively on instruments that form markets for greenhouse gas emission reductions. The Kyoto Protocol is a good example of this. Since 2007, however, negotiating countries acknowledge that without suitable technology-specific measures, it is unlikely that climate change can be prevented and climate change adaptation can gain ground.This has led to the establishment of the UNFCCC Technology Mechanism in 2010. This mechanism, which aims to promote development and transfer of climate-friendly technology, is currently in the process of being operationalized.

The need for additional technology policies are greatest in developing countries, where conditions to finance or operate new, clean technologies is such that business is unwilling to invest. Technology needs to be adapted to local conditions, but local expertise on this is scares. The risk premiums on renewable energy investments in Africa, where they could do a lot of good, are discouraging.

The Climate Technology and Development project aims to translate findings on climate technology development and transfer for the benefit of the policymaker and negotiator communities, with in particular the aim of enhancing the impact of the UNFCCC Technology Mechanism.

Its findings include that the Technology Mechanism could do much good if it devotes structural attention to building technological innovation capabilities in least-developed countries. One of the means of doing this is through cooperation on RD&D with developed or middle-income countries. The Technology Mechanism could support this type of activity.  

In addition, the project found through various case studies that there is significant climate change mitigation potential even in poor countries, in their rising middle class and emerging industries. Often this potential can be used through the use of technology interventions rather than economic incentives alone. One of the key lessons from cases in the past is that the political economy of interventions should be taken into account. 

The Climate Technology & Development project is led by Lachlan Cameron at the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) and involved the University of Sussex in the UK, IIT Delhi in India, Radboud University Nijmegen in the Netherlands, UNICEN in Argentina, Tufts University in the United States and Climate Strategies in the UK.  

More findings will be discussed during the meeting on June 25.


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Veranstaltungsinformation

Datum / Uhr
25.06.2013 / 14:30 - 18:00

Weitere Informationen

German Development Institute /
Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)
Tulpenfeld 6
53113 Bonn