Rajiv Garg - Climate Change Technology Transfer

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Climate change technology transfer

Global agenda and UNEP's efforts

Rajiv Garg, Mitigation Expert

Technology Transfer Unit

Asia Clean Energy Forum 2012


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Elements of Technology

a piece of equipment, technique, practicalknowledge or skills for performing a particular

activity (IPCC, 2000).


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The S curve of technology diffusion


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Technology Cycle- Overview

Source : Strategy paper for the long-term perspective beyond 2012, including sectoral approaches, to facilitate thedevelopment, deployment, diffusion and transfer of technologies under the Convention: Report by the Chair of the ExpertGroup on Technology Transfer


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Stages of technological maturity and barriers

Source : Strategy paper for the long-term perspective beyond 2012, including sectoral approaches, to facilitate thedevelopment, deployment, diffusion and transfer of technologies under the Convention: Report by the Chair of the ExpertGroup on Technology Transfer


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Technology Transfer in UNFCCC - Chronology

Since 1992 (Rio), TT is a central element in the UNFCCC (Article 4 of

UNFCCC)

COP 7 (Marrakesh) in 2001: agreement to establish the Technology

Transfer Framework under UNFCCC

COP 13 (Bali) in 2007: Bali Action Plan reaffirms the centrality of

Technology Transfer and calls for the creation ofeffective

mechanismsto support TT for developing countries COP 15 (Copenhagen) in 2009: agreement on the need to establish a

comprehensive Technology Mechanism

COP 16 (Cancun) in 2010: the UNFCCC Technology Mechanism was

further elaborated and the TEC was established

COP17 (Durban) in 2011 the guidelines to select the host of theCTCN were approved and agreement on host is planned for COP 18


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UNEP and climate technology transfer

Support the large scale deployment ofclimate technologies through

Creating readiness for and fosteringClimate Investments


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Going back to first principles:

What are technology / finance needs actually?

Additional

Capital Costsincremental cost

of low carbon or climateresilient infrastructure

Business as UsualCapital Costs

cost of

conventional infrastructure

Barriers

Unattractivefinancial

returns

Accessto finance

Lack of experience

Solutions

Carbon marketsand NAMA

linked support

Domesticfinance, FDI

and ODA

Learning by doing


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Creating Readiness building capacities / lowering

transaction costs financing innovation, and mobilising early investments

Scaling-up Investment maintaining human/institutional capacities paying for additional costs through

carbon/NAMAs/NAPAs and ensuring access to finance

AdditionalCapital Costs


AdditionalCapital Costs


Transitioning the support


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UNEP TT activitiesCreating readiness

1. Assessments to inform and accelerate EST transfer in

countries2. Market transformation and technology deployment

initiatives creating the necessary enabling environment

to bring identified technologies into the market

3. Fostering investment with innovative financingmechanisms to support the development and

deployment of technologies

4. Networks and centers of excellence for South-South-

North cooperation, knowledge sharing and capacitybuilding for TT


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en.lighten

Expertise,information &

guidance

(CLA,harmonization,

toolkits)

Globalstakeholder

network

Targeted country

support

Aimed output

Recommendations & tech guidance +Global road map for phase out

http://www.enlighteninitiative.org
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Seed Capital Assistance Facility (SCAF)

http://www.scaf-energy.org/
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The Pilot Asia-Pacific Climate Technology Networkand Finance Center


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Contact :

Rajiv GargRegional Office for Asia and the Pacific

United Nations Environment Programme

Bangkok 10200, Thailand

[email protected]
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]

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