Inter-sectoral prioritization of climate technologies: insights from a Technology Needs Assessment for mitigation in Brazil

Fábio T. F. Silva (), Alexandre Szklo, Amanda Vinhoza, Ana Célia Nogueira, André F. P. Lucena, Antônio Marcos Mendonça, Camilla Marcolino, Felipe Nunes, Francielle M. Carvalho, Isabela Tagomori, Laura Soares, Márcio Rojas Cruz, Pedro Rochedo, Raoni Rajão, Régis Rathmann, Roberto Schaeffer and Sonia Regina Mudrovitsch Bittencourt
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Fábio T. F. Silva: Graduate School of Engineering (COPPE), Universidade Federal Do Rio de Janeiro
Alexandre Szklo: Graduate School of Engineering (COPPE), Universidade Federal Do Rio de Janeiro
Amanda Vinhoza: Graduate School of Engineering (COPPE), Universidade Federal Do Rio de Janeiro
Ana Célia Nogueira: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
André F. P. Lucena: Graduate School of Engineering (COPPE), Universidade Federal Do Rio de Janeiro
Antônio Marcos Mendonça: Esplanada Dos Ministérios
Camilla Marcolino: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Felipe Nunes: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Francielle M. Carvalho: Graduate School of Engineering (COPPE), Universidade Federal Do Rio de Janeiro
Isabela Tagomori: Graduate School of Engineering (COPPE), Universidade Federal Do Rio de Janeiro
Laura Soares: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Márcio Rojas Cruz: Esplanada Dos Ministérios
Pedro Rochedo: Graduate School of Engineering (COPPE), Universidade Federal Do Rio de Janeiro
Raoni Rajão: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Régis Rathmann: Esplanada Dos Ministérios
Roberto Schaeffer: Graduate School of Engineering (COPPE), Universidade Federal Do Rio de Janeiro
Sonia Regina Mudrovitsch Bittencourt: Esplanada Dos Ministérios

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 2022, vol. 27, issue 7, No 6, 39 pages

Abstract: Abstract Technological development is key for national strategies to cope with the Paris Agreement’s goals. Technology Needs Assessments (TNAs) aim to identify, prioritize, and diffuse climate change mitigation and/or adaptation technologies in developing countries. Their methodology includes a multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) framework but, although many countries already conducted a TNA, literature lacks discussions on country-specific processes for a TNA, as it usually follows a one-size-fits-all approach. This paper provides empirical evidence on the importance of country-driven processes that help shaping international programmes into country-specific needs and capabilities. It presents lessons learned from a tailored process for identification, prioritization, and selection of mitigation technologies in the scope of a TNA project for Brazil, an exceptional case of a developing country with strong capacity in integrated assessment modelling (IAM) scenarios for guiding its climate strategies. A previous IAM scenario result allowed pre-selecting technologies in six key economic sectors, while other TNAs prioritized no more than three. This allowed the elaboration of an overall ranking from the MCDA, in contrast to sectoral rankings that are mostly employed in other countries’ TNAs. The overall ranking serves not only as a basis for the selection of priority technologies but also provides information on the integrated innovations framework for climate technologies in the country. Further specific findings of the tailored Brazilian TNA approach are discussed in the paper in order to call for the importance that a technology transfer project should not only be country-driven but also conducted through a country-specific process.

Keywords: Brazil; Technology Needs Assessment; Mitigation; Multi-criteria analysis; Analytic hierarchy process (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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