UNFCCC Side Event on Trade Liberalisation, Market Drivers and Technology Diffusion:
A Look at the Renewable Energy and Buildings
Venue: Bella Centre, Room 7
Date: 8 December 2009
Start time: 18:15 End time: 19:45
This side event provided an opportunity for participants to engage in an open discussion on the role of trade in the diffusion of climate-friendly goods and technologies.
Details
In particular, the event highlighted key results of a study on trade flows and marketdrivers
for climate-friendly technologies in the renewable energy supply and buildings sector. A study on the harmonization of energy efficiency regulations was also presented.
What constitutes an enabling environment for the uptake of technologies and associated goods in the renewable energy and buildings sectors? What is the role of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in contributing to such an enabling environment? How could international development agencies and the private sector help scale up trade and investment in these technologies, particularly in developing countries? And what is the best way to harmonize energy efficiency standards from a trade and climate change perspective?
This side event allowed participants to engage in an open discussion on the role of trade in the diffusion of climate-friendly goods and technologies. The side event featured presentations on new research in the area. Key results of a study on trade flows and market-drivers for climate-friendly technologies in the renewable energy supply and buildings sector was highlighted. There was also be a presentation on a study on the harmonization of energy efficiency regulations.
This event was open to the public.
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Organiser
This event was organised by the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD)