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    Climate Change & Technology Transfer – Barriers, Technologies and Mechanisms

    Goldar, Amrita; Sharma, Shubham; Sawant, Viraj; Jain, Sajal | July 2019
    Abstract
    Technology transfer is one of the most contentious issues in international negotiations on climate change. Despite its recognition at international platforms such as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, G20, etc., the independent review of Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN), the operational arm of the UNFCCC’s Technology Mechanism, shows the lack of success in the transfer of environmentally sound technologies. This study examines the barriers to technology transfer and suggests strategies to improve current technology transfer frameworks. While finance is the biggest barrier stated by countries worldwide, the ability to absorb technologies is an equally important factor as is evident from case studies from India. Apart from finance, barriers could arise due to the mode of transfer, the nature of technologies, the sectors (such as energy and transport) in which such technology is sought, intellectual property rights, etc. The study analyses the OECD patent database for G20 countries to identify dominant sectors and technologies. Energy and transport stand out in terms of the number of patents filed signifying the flow of technical expertise (R&D) and finances in these sectors while sectors such as agriculture, natural resource management, disaster resilience, etc., have not attracted much attention. The study also assesses current initiatives to determine India’s technological needs and presents an overview of the initiatives undertaken by the Government of India to promote diffusion of environmentally sound technologies. The study finds that the success of technology transfer depends heavily on the availability of funds, absorption capacity of the recipient country and the differential treatment of technologies in technology transfer frameworks.
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    Goldar, Amrita; Sharma, Shubham; Sawant, Viraj; Jain, Sajal. 2019. Climate Change & Technology Transfer – Barriers, Technologies and Mechanisms. © Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/10948.
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    Commerce and Industry
    Intra-Industry Trade
    Large Scale Industry
    Labor
    Technical Evaluation
    Macroeconomic
    Macroeconomic Analysis
    Macroeconomic Framework
    Macroeconomic Models
    Macroeconomic Performance
    Macroeconomic Planning
    Macroeconomic Policies
    Macroeconomic Reform
    Macroeconomic Stabilization
    Innovation
    Industrialization
    Industrial Economics
    Industrial Development
    Industrial Policy
    Technology assessment
    Technological institutes
    Employment
    Information Media
    Mass Media
    Export Oriented Industries
    Electronics
    Computers
    Telecommunications Industry
    Manufacturing Industries
    Microprocessors
    Electronic Equipment
    Communication Industry
    Social condition
    Economic dependence
    Economic assistance
    International monetary relations
    International monetary relations
    International trade
    National accounting
    Market
    Technology assessment
    Economic indicators
    Growth models
    Gross domestic product
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    Exports
    Microelectronics industry
    Electronic industries
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    Microelectronics
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    Exchange
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    Monetary policy
    Value analysis
    Adjustment cost
    Transaction cost
    Conditionality
    International relations
    Cumulative effects assessment
    Exchange rate
    Economic development projects
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    Sharma, Shubham
    Sawant, Viraj
    Jain, Sajal
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    Economics

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