Innovation and Technology Transfer

The document asserts that limiting global warming to 2° Celsius requires significant innovation in technologies and processes to reduce costs and improve performance. It highlights the role of public climate finance in attracting private investment and suggests that the UAE can lead an expanded international innovation system through cooperation in areas such as joint research, capacity building, and the support of innovation hubs like IRENA and Masdar.

• Limiting global warming to 2° Celsius or less depends on significant innovation to lower the cost and increase the performance of technologies and processes. Public climate finance is necessary to stimulate this innovation and create an environment that attracts private investment.
• An expanded international innovation system should be supported by international cooperation focusing on priority setting, joint research, development and demonstration, information sharing, capacity building, finance, and the support of networks and hubs.
• The UAE has the potential to be an innovation leader by leveraging entities such as IRENA and Masdar to create a world-class innovation hub and integrating with the international innovation system.

APA

World Resources Institute (2011). Innovation and Technology Transfer. https://www.wri.org/research/innovation-and-technology-transfer

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Innovation and Technology Transfer. 2011. https://www.wri.org/research/innovation-and-technology-transfer.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=World Resources Institute |title=Innovation and Technology Transfer |date=22 January 2011 |url=https://www.wri.org/research/innovation-and-technology-transfer |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitute2011innovation, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Innovation and Technology Transfer}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, year = {2011}, month = jan, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/innovation-and-technology-transfer}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }