{"id":4011,"date":"2023-07-08T14:39:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-08T11:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/foresteconomics\/?p=4011"},"modified":"2023-07-08T15:03:04","modified_gmt":"2023-07-08T12:03:04","slug":"climate-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/foresteconomics\/climate-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Can National Climate Plans be Bolstered by Climate Technology?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u00a0With climate change accelerating and time running out to decarbonize societies and to build resilience, technologies that can significantly shift the needle in terms of slashing greenhouse gas emissions and helping societies to adapt are urgently needed. To this end, the UNFCCC Technology Mechanism met in Songdo, Republic of Korea, last month to discuss the implementation of a new work programme<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The programme is focused on high-potential sectors and high-impact actions for innovation and development and transfer of transformative technologies, ranging from renewable forms of energy to sustainable transport, combined with effective policies.<\/p>\n

The members of the Technology Executive Committee (TEC) and Climate Technology Centre and Network Advisory Board (CTCN) \u2013 the two bodies of the\u00a0Technology Mechanism<\/a>\u00a0under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement discussed key examples of technologies that are transferable and scalable and can bolster national climate plans under the Paris Agreement (Nationally Determined Contributions, or \u201cNDCs\u201d). Here are three such examples:<\/p>\n

Technology Action for Climate Empowerment in Uganda<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n

Uganda’s Action for Rural Women’s Empowerment (ARUWE) is pioneering women-led energy cooperatives, utilizing climate technologies including photovoltaic solar panels, charcoal briquettes, and biogas to ensure a just energy transition in the country. The cooperatives, which include members from rural and indigenous communities, use a decentralized and cooperative renewable energy system to produce and distribute reliable and cost-effective energy to households, small businesses, and health centres. With a mission to empower rural women in Uganda and contribute to improving energy generation, access, and utilization from renewable sources, the cooperatives have formed an advocacy network to reach the district and national government to demonstrate the co-benefits of decentralized energy technologies in climate change mitigation and sustainable development.<\/p>\n

Triangular cooperation on renewable energy technology transfer in Ghana and Zambia<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n

In an impressive display of triangular cooperation on renewable energy technology transfer in Ghana and Zambia with China and the UN Development Programme UNDP, two African countries have managed to curb energy sector emissions. Triangular cooperation involves Southern-driven partnerships between two or more developing countries supported by a developed country or multilateral organization to implement development cooperation programmes and projects. Since its launch in 2015, the initiative has sought to transfer a suite of renewable energy technologies, including solar, small hydro power, biogas, and biomass cookstoves, to both Ghana and Zambia, and has made significant strides in meeting the national climate targets of both countries under the Paris Agreements. With international support, Zambia expects to be able to reduce emissions by almost 50%, and the Ghanaian government could set the unconditional target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 45% below business-as-usual levels by 2030.<\/p>\n

Electric mobility in Cambodia<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n

Cambodia is promoting low-emission transport modes by implementing electric motorcycles and a network of charging and maintenance stations. This technology, along with an incentive programme, is designed to reduce emissions, air pollution, and operating costs, while also providing significant economic benefits. The government, with the support of Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), plans to introduce an electric bus system in Siem Reap at a cost of USD 16 million from 2022 to 2024, and a Green Climate Fund (GCF) project proposal was to roll out 1,000 electric motorcycles in the space of a year. This move aligns with Cambodia’s NDC mitigation target of reducing transport sector emissions through low-emission transport modes.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next for the UNFCCC Technology Mechanism?<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n

What should technology experts, practitioners and enthusiasts look out for in the coming months?<\/p>\n