A Synthesis of Country Submissions to the UNFCCC on Technology

This briefing by the World Resources Institute synthesizes country submissions to the UNFCCC regarding technology and financial support for climate mitigation, mapping party positions across the stages of innovation from research and development to commercial deployment.

• The document identifies technology as a fundamental element of the Bali Action Plan and argues that establishing a shared understanding of the structure and goals of technology and financial support is a necessary prerequisite for securing funding at the required scale for the international climate regime.
• The synthesis maps various proposals for funding and institutional mechanisms to support the innovation pipeline, including the creation of a Multilateral Clean Technology Fund (MCTF), a Multilateral Technology Acquisition Fund (MTAF) to cover incremental costs and IPR licensing, and a World Climate Change Fund (Clean Technology Fund).
• Proposed strategies for research and development include collaborative R&D between national and regional centers, the establishment of technology excellence centers for innovation and information, and a goal to increase energy-related RD&D globally by two times by 2012 and four times by 2020.

APA

World Resources Institute (2009). A Synthesis of Country Submissions to the UNFCCC on Technology. http://wriorg.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/resources/technology_submissions_chart.pdf

Chicago

World Resources Institute. A Synthesis of Country Submissions to the UNFCCC on Technology. 2009. http://wriorg.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/resources/technology_submissions_chart.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitute2009synthesis, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{A Synthesis of Country Submissions to the UNFCCC on Technology}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, year = {2009}, url = {http://wriorg.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/resources/technology_submissions_chart.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }