ABSTRACT
Low carbon technology transfer to developing countries has been both a lynchpin of, and a key stumbling block to a global deal on climate change. This book brings together for the first time in one place the work of some of the world's leading contemporary researchers in this field. It provides a practical, empirically grounded guide for policy makers and practitioners, while at the same time making new theoretical advances in combining insights from the literature on technology transfer and the literature on low carbon innovation.
The book begins by summarizing the nature of low carbon technology transfer and its contemporary relevance in the context of climate change, before introducing a new theoretical framework through which effective policy mechanisms can be analyzed. The north-south, developed-developing country differences and synergies are then introduced together with the relevant international policy context. Uniquely, the book also introduces questions around the extent to which current approaches to technology transfer under the international policy regime might be considered to be 'pro-poor'. Throughout, the book draws on cutting edge empirical work to illustrate the insights it affords. The book concludes by setting out constructive ways forward towards delivering on existing international commitments in this area, including practical tools for decision makers.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|47 pages
New Analytic Approaches
part |36 pages
Learning from Technology and Country-Specific Analysis
chapter |12 pages
Case Study
part |35 pages
Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs)
chapter |18 pages
The Unep—Epo—Ictsd Study On Patents And Clean Energy
part |88 pages
Assessing Existing International Policy Mechanism
chapter |20 pages
Energy Pathways in Low Carbon Development
chapter |22 pages
Low-Carbon Technology Transfer Under The Climate Change Convention
chapter |24 pages
Project-Based Market Transformation In Developing Countries And International Technology Transfer
part |49 pages
Low-carbon Technology Transfer and Poverty Alleviation
chapter |20 pages
Stagnation Or Regeneration
part |46 pages
Low-Carbon Technology Transfer in the Context of Other Global Concerns
chapter |27 pages
The Role Of Trade And Investment In Accelerating Clean Energy Diffusion
chapter |17 pages
International Transfers Of Climate-Friendly Technologies
part |60 pages
Moving Forward: New Directions for Policy and Practice