Collaborations
The Climate Technology Centre and Network creates links between countries, technology providers, technology policy and the financial community to enable nations to meet their climate goals and commitments. The CTCN collaborates with the following institutions under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change:
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The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), located in Golden, Colorado, is the United States' primary laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is a government-owned, contractor-operated facility, and is funded through the U.S. Department of Energy.
- UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre works to implement UNEP's climate change strategy and energy programme. They provide advisory services to assist developing countries to deliver on the Paris Agreement and Sustainable Development Goals.
The Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) supports decision-makers in designing and delivering climate compatible development, through research, advisory services and knowledge management, in support of locally owned and managed policy processes. The CDKN work in partnership with decision-makers in public, private and non-governmental sectors, nationally, regionally and globally, while strongly holding to the ideals of human development and environmental sustainability. Through CDKN, CTCN can provide access to the ELDIS climate change guide (http://www.eldis.org/go/topics/resource-guides/climate-change), a collection of several thousand curated resources (research, policy papers, reports, open-access journal articles and research briefing papers). These resources are available through the search engine of CTCN.
WIPO is the global forum for intellectual property services, policy, information and cooperation. It is a self-funding agency of the United Nations, with 187 member states. WIPO’s mission is to lead the development of a balanced and effective international intellectual property (IP) system that enables innovation and creativity for the benefit of all. The mandate of the organization, governing bodies and procedures are set out in the WIPO Convention, which established WIPO in 1967.
REN21 is a global renewable energy policy network that connects a wide range of key stakeholders to facilitate knowledge exchange, policy development and joint action towards a rapid global transition to renewable energy. The REN21 Secretariat is located in Paris, France. Together, REN21 and REEEP established http://www.reegle.info, an information portal on clean energy policy, regulation and financing.
The Global Environment Centre Foundation (GEC) is an entity that supports the UNEP’s International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC), based in Japan. GEC is dedicated to the transfer of environmentally sound technologies, in both developing countries and countries with economies in transition. The foundation aims to contribute to Japan’s international efforts on the environment, sharing project collaborations as well as promoting Japan’s rich conservation knowledge and experience in developing nations.
IIGE is a research institute that promotes development, innovation and transmission of technology focused on energy efficiency and renewable energy. The institute aims to contribute to the sustainable development of the Ecuadorian society, through the implementation of energy efficient and energy renewable policies and projects.
Driven by its purpose of safeguarding life, property and the environment, DNV GL enables organisations to advance the safety and sustainability of their business. Operating in more than 100 countries, DNV GL’s 16,000 professionals are dedicated to helping the maritime, oil & gas, energy and other industries to make the world safer, smarter and greener.
During the first five years of CTCN operations DNV GL supported the CTCN operations through a strategic partnership by utilizing its extensive experience in technology transfer, knowledge management and capacity building. DNV GL also facilitated the engagement of the private sector in the Centre’s Network in order to stimulate technology cooperation among developed and developing countries.
Together, the Technology Executive Committee (TEC) and the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) form the Technology Mechanism of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Created in 2010, the TEC is the Mechanism’s policy arm. The TEC focuses on identifying policies that can accelerate the development and transfer of low-emission and climate resilient technologies.
The TEC works closely with key partners and stakeholders to develop inclusive policy recommendations that are up-to-date and cutting-edge. In particular, the TEC works closely with the CTCN to address technology development and transfer issues.
The TEC consists of 20 technology experts representing developed and developing countries. It meets at least twice a year and holds climate technology events to support efforts to address technology-related policy issues. Each year the TEC reports to the Conference of the Parties (COP) on its performance and activities. Specifically, the TEC analyses climate technology issues and develops balanced policy recommendations, supporting countries to accelerate action on climate change. Currently, the TEC’s focus areas are:
• Adaptation technologies
• Climate technology financing
• Emerging and cross-cutting issues
• Innovation and technology research, development and demonstration
• Mitigation technologies
• Technology needs assessments
The Carbon Trust was incorporated in 2001. The organization conducts studies and research as they relate to Climate Innovation Centres, renewable energies, energy efficiency, and policy planning. Moreover, Carbon Trust works on reduction, resource efficiency strategies and commercialising low carbon technologies. They have both domestic and global profile some of which involved transferring experiences of industrialized countries to developing countries at both policy and enterprise level.
The Gujarat Cleaner Production Centre (GCPC) was established by the Industries Department of the State Government with the technical support of UNIDO to realize cleaner production potentials in Gujarat. GCPC has profound experience in resource efficiency, including energy and water resource management as well as waste management in various industrial sectors in the State of Gujarat, India. Their work focuses on application of environmentally friendly technologies and operation. The centre imparts knowledge as well as expertise to tackle with various environmental issues to different industries.
Technology Executive Commitee
Together, the Technology Executive Committee (TEC) and the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) form the Technology Mechanism of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Created in 2010, the TEC is the Mechanism’s policy arm. The TEC focuses on identifying policies that can accelerate the development and transfer of low-emission and climate resilient technologies. The TEC works closely with key partners and stakeholders to develop inclusive policy recommendations that are up-to-date and cutting-edge. In particular, the TEC works closely with the CTCN to address technology development and transfer issues.
The TEC consists of 20 technology experts representing developed and developing countries. It meets at least twice a year and holds climate technology events to support efforts to address technology-related policy issues. Each year the TEC reports to the Conference of the Parties (COP) on its performance and activities. Specifically, the TEC analyses climate technology issues and develops balanced policy recommendations, supporting countries to accelerate action on climate change. Currently, the TEC’s focus areas are:
- Adaptation technologies
- Climate technology financing
- Emerging and cross-cutting issues
- Innovation and technology research, development and demonstration
- Mitigation technologies
- Technology needs assessments
Visit the Technology Executive Committee's Knowledge Partner page for publications and TEC Briefs shared.
Green Climate Fund
The Climate Technology Centre and Network and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) collaborate to support green technology deployment in developing countries. Such cooperation opens a wide range of possibilities to foster integrated implementation of countries' climate commitments. To facilitate their partnership, the CTCN and GCF regularly organize parallel regional meetings and capacity building for nationally selected representatives (National Designated Entities and National Designated Authorities) of both mechanisms. In 2017, the CTCN and GCF strengthened their cooperation by enabling countries to receive Readiness and Preparatory Support from the GCF for green technology assistance delivered by the CTCN. Such assistance includes:
- Support for feasibility assessments, testing concepts and developing GCF concept notes
- Strengthening proposals with key technical inputs
Read more about CTCN-GCF support in:
Ghana
Myanmar
Tonga
The Adaptation Fund
The Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) partners with the Adaptation Fund to provide complementary capacity building support for the design of projects and programmes that implementing entities can submit to the Adaptation Fund Board for funding approval. Through CTCN's partnership with the Adaptation Fund, countries seeking project financing from the Adaptation Fund can request complimentary technical assistance from the CTCN to address specific challenges to remove technology barriers and deploy specific adaptation technology solutions. This CTCN technical assistance can enable countries to strengthen design of their project concepts and proposals submitted to the Adaptation Fund through early stage feasibility assessments for deployment of specific adaptation technologies, market studies, recommendations for regulatory reform, and other technical analysis. The Adaptation Fund was established in 2001 to fund concrete adaptation projects and programmes in developing country Parties to the Kyoto Protocol that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. The Adaptation Fund pioneered Direct Access, which allows developing countries to directly access financing from the Fund through accredited national implementing entities (NIEs) and manage all aspects of the project cycle - from identification and design, through to implementation and monitoring and evaluation. Countries that wish to access adaptation financing from the Adaptation Fund through Direct Access must first become accredited by the Adaptation Fund Board through an NIE of the country’s choicec. Please see Adaptation Fund website for further information or contact [email protected]
Global Environment Facility
At COP17, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) was requested to support the operationalization and activities of the CTCN, a request that has since been reiterated during COP18, COP19 and COP20. The GEF's role and long-term expertise in establishing conducive market conditions for technology deployment serves to support CTCN's technology transfer efforts and accelerates the achievement of global environmental benefits in targeted countries. Moreover, the GEF's financial support to CTCN activities in countries contributes to project visibility while reducing real and perceived risks, thereby acting as a catalyst for third-party capital providers.
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) was established on the eve of the 1992 Rio Earth Summit to help tackle our planet’s most pressing environmental problems.