The mismatch between the in-country determinants of technology transfer, and the scope of technology transfer initiatives under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Daniel Puig (), James Arthur Haselip () and Fatemeh Bakhtiari ()
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Daniel Puig: Technical University of Denmark
James Arthur Haselip: Technical University of Denmark
Fatemeh Bakhtiari: Technical University of Denmark

International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, 2018, vol. 18, issue 5, No 3, 659-669

Abstract: Abstract Despite decades of international political emphasis, little is known about the in-country determinants of technology transfer for climate change mitigation. We draw upon the conclusions of a series of standardised, official governmental statements of technology priorities, coupled with questionnaire-based data collection, to shed light on the nature of those determinants. We find that there is a disconnect between what developing country governments perceive as the key enablers of, and barriers to, technology transfer, and what bilateral and multilateral technology transfer programmes can offer, given budgetary constraints and the logic of development aid spending. We show that the well-established notion of making climate change mitigation actions an integral part of sound development plans is especially relevant for technology transfer. We offer pointers as to how this might be done in practice, in the context of the ‘technology action plans’ developed as part of the United Nations-sponsored technology needs assessment process.

Keywords: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; Technology needs assessment; Technology mechanism; Development aid for climate change (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/s10784-018-9405-1

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