Technology Transfer within the context of Climate Change: A challenge or a new paradigm?

Karakosta, C; Psarras, J

dc.contributor.author	Karakosta, C	en
dc.contributor.author	Psarras, J	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:58:50Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:58:50Z
dc.date.issued	2009	en
dc.identifier.issn	1054853X	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/28745
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dc.subject	Clean development mechanism	en
dc.subject	Climate Change	en
dc.subject	Diffusion mechanisms	en
dc.subject	Sustainable energy	en
dc.subject	Technology Transfer	en
dc.subject.other	clean development mechanism	en
dc.subject.other	climate change	en
dc.subject.other	developing world	en
dc.subject.other	environmental legislation	en
dc.subject.other	environmental policy	en
dc.subject.other	innovation	en
dc.subject.other	sustainability	en
dc.subject.other	sustainable development	en
dc.subject.other	technology diffusion	en
dc.subject.other	technology transfer	en
dc.subject.other	United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change	en
dc.title	Technology Transfer within the context of Climate Change: A challenge or a new paradigm?	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.publicationDate	2009	en
heal.abstract	Climate Change mitigation is considered as a high priority internationally and is placed in the top of the agenda for most politicians and decision makers. The key challenge is that low-carbon sustainable technologies need to be adopted both by developed as well as developing countries, in an effort to avoid past unsustainable practices and being locked into old, less sustainable technologies. Technology Transfer (TT), as an important feature of both the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its Kyoto Protocol can play a key role. TT can allow countries to move quickly to environmentally sound and sustainable practices, institutions and technologies. Indeed, the transfer or innovation process must be fast enough, to reduce global vulnerability to climate change. The aim of this paper is to analyse the TT challenges within the new climate regime, in terms of the process of innovation into an existing energy system, the related barriers and the supporting diffusion mechanisms, with the emphasis laid on the emerging opportunities within the context of climate change. Successful practices will be also presented and discussed by both the developed and the developing countries in this respect. © 2009 Nova Science Publishers, Inc.	en
heal.journalName	International Journal of Energy, Environment and Economics	en
dc.identifier.volume	17	en
dc.identifier.issue	2-3	en
dc.identifier.spage	159	en
dc.identifier.epage	183	en