Low-carbon technology transfer

in Indonesia and the CTCN

Introduction to the topic and approach of the scoping study

Heleen de Coninck

November 4th, 2014

Outline

• Methods and means of technology transfer

• The working of the CTCN

• Approach of scoping study

Need for technology everywhere

IEA, 2008

Technology transfer in international climate institutions

UNFCCC, Article 4.5 (1992)

• developed country Parties and other developed Parties included in Annex II

“shall take all practicable steps to promote, facilitate and finance, as

appropriate, the transfer of, or access to, environmentally sound

technologies and know-how to other Parties, particularly developing country

Parties, to enable them to implement the provisions of the Convention.”

IPCC (Special Report, 2000)

• a broad set of processes covering the flows of know-how, experience and

equipment for mitigating and adapting to climate change amongst different

stakeholders such as governments, private sector entities, financial

institutions, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and

research/education institutions

There is more to technology than hardware alone

Knowledge Transport

Technology

suppliers

Technology

importers

Technology

transferred

Supplier firms’

engineering,

managerial

and other

technological

capabilities

Skills & know-how for

operation &

maintenance

Knowledge &

expertise behind

technology

Accumulation of

innovation

capacity

New production

capacityCapital goods,

services & designs

Flow A

Flow B

Flow C

Ockwell et al, 2008

Typology of technology transfer flows

Ockwell, 2014

Typology of technology transfer flows

Means of technology transfer

• Business to business

- Pure private sector

- Sale of technology

- Limited building of capabilities

• Joint ventures

- Pure private sector

- Building of capacity

- Sometimes joint development of technology

• Public-private partnership

- Markets with strong regulatory role

- Mixed expectations

• Bilateral collaboration

- Public sector strongly involved

- Dedicated training and capacity building

• R&D collaboration, policy collaboration, etc. etc.

The UNFCCC Technology Mechanism

Cancun Agreements

• Enhanced action on technology development and transfer is to support action on

mitigation and adaptation in accordance with nationally determined needs

• Priorities: endogenous capacity, collaborative RD&D, deployment and diffusion,

increase public and private investment, soft and hard technology, climate

observation, national technology plans

TEC (“policy arm”) and CTC&N (implementation)

General aim: Forming and strengthening national innovation systems for climate

technologies

Specifically: Enabling different specific technologies in line with their stage of

development where national needs emerge

Technology Executive Committee

20 expert members elected by the Conference of the Parties:

—9 Annex I members

—9 non-Annex I members

—1 LDC representative

—1 SIDS representative

Functions of the TEC

- Provide overviews of technology needs

- Assess policy and technical issues related to technology

development and transfer

- Share information on new and innovative technologies

- Facilitate and catalyse action on technology (roadmaps etc.)

- Find ways to engage stakeholders to build the momentum on the

Technology Mechanism

Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN)

Core activities

1. Provide technical assistance to developing countries to enhance transfer

of climate technologies

2. Provide and share information and knowledge on climate technologies

3. Foster collaboration and networking of stakeholders on climate

technologies

CLIMATE TECHNOLOGY CENTRE & NETWORK

MISSION:

To stimulate technology cooperation and enhance

the development and transfer of technologies to

developing country parties at their request

Jukka Uosukainen

(director)

Climate Technology Centre and Network

CTC lead: UNEP

CTC consortium

(Technical Resource

Pool):

AIT (Thailand)

Bariloche (Argentina)

CATIE (Costa Rica)

CSIR (South Africa)

ECN (Netherlands)

ENDA (Senegal)

GIZ (Germany)

ICRAF (Kenya)

NREL (United States)

TERI (India)

UNIDO (Austria)

URC (Denmark)

CTCN: Delivery approach

How a request may travel...

NDE submits

request to CTC

“Technical resource

pool” forms Response

Expert Team

CTC expert team and NDE refine request

Small request

inside expertise

of consortium?

Larger request or

not in the expertise

of consortium?

Request is made into a tender in

procurement procedure.

Members of the CTN can

respond

Implementation of the request

Evaluation and publication of the request implementation

What is a small or a large request?

Small request (done by CTCN

Consortium)

- Less than 50 kUSD in rough

value

Examples:

- A specific training to update

industry on possibilities of CO2

capture technologies

- Assistence for updating TNA

- Small information request, for

instance for a list of Best

Available Technology

Large request (procured in CTN)

- 50 – 250 kUSD in rough value

- Or something that requires cultural,

language or technical skills not in the

consortium

Examples:

- Development of a policy strategy for an

EE technology in the building sector,

including aligning private and public

sector needs

- Regional R&D collaboration adapting

solar PV to local circumstances

CTCN: Current requests and responses

http://www.unep.org/climatechange/ctcn/Portals/50212/Documents/AB201444_List%20and%20status%20of%20requests.pdf

CTCN: vision of Climate Technology Network

Connecting stakeholders (public, private, research-related, etc) working on

climate technology – globally and regionally

Implementing requests submitted to CTCN, in particular in the region

Vision:

- Better connected climate technology network

- Responding to requests made to the CTCN

- Regional networks to strengthen local connections

- Collaboration with NDE

- Making intensive use of Knowledge Management System of CTCN

CTCN: in summary

Setting up operations through lean CTC in Copenhagen

Climate Technology Network key part but in early stages (register your

organisation via www.ctc-n.org!)

Meeting technology-related requests, received through NDEs of roughly 50

– 250 kUSD value by CTN and small (< 50 kUSD) by consortium

Budget of 32.4 million, mainly in 2014, 2015, 2016

Scoping study approach

Three key aims:

- Map relevant actors and their roles, institutions, policies and

technologies in the energy sector

- Provide recommendations for the selection of two low-carbon

technology lines

- Provide first recommendations for the cooperation with the private

sector

Team (Leela Raina, Endot Purba, Heleen de Coninck) to conduct

interviews:

- Get your views of where gaps emerge in current situation around

technology transfer

- Take recommendations on criteria for potential Indonesian requests

What could CTCN do for Indonesia? A preliminary list

First of all: make use of domestic expertise: Indonesian actors in the CTN!

- Chances are that they can implement requests by LDCs

- NDE to encourage organisations in the country to become CTN member

Identify and address capability questions around Indonesia’s NAMA

proposals

Strengthening public-private collaboration in specific sectors or

technologies

Setting up R&D collaborations with Indonesian research institutions to

develop or adapt technology specifically for Indonesian circumstances

We welcome your views!

What are key capabilities of low-carbon technology actors in Indonesia,

and where are gaps?

Which NAMAs could benefit from CTCN involvement?

Which organisations could be members of the CTN?

What type of activities should the CTCN be requested to implement in

Indonesia?

Which technologies, technology groups or activities should be prioritised by

Indonesia in requests to the CTCN?

Terima kasih!

Institute for Science, Innovation and Society

Heleen de Coninck, Associate Professor

Faculty of Science, Radboud University, Netherlands

Mobile Indonesia: +62 813 1643 8175

www.ru.nl/science/isis | h.deconinck@science.ru.nl