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Chandrashekhar Dasgupta (July 2011)

francesca — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 10:28:01 +0000

Chandrashekhar Dasgupta, Ambassador and Distinguished Fellow for The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) says we urgently need a massive leap in technology and “a transformation of the current energy order”. He discusses the technology needs of developing countries and the current state of play. He identifies what needs to happen in terms of technology transfer and development, saying Annex I countries need to speed up their mitigation.

Rathindra Roy (July 2011)

francesca — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 10:22:50 +0000

Rathindra Roy, from the Villgro Innovations Foundation, explains how his foundation helps the rural poor in India take products to market. He talks about South-South technology transfer, the need for a technology exchange and how WIPO Green might help. He finishes on explaining how international treaties do not affect the innovation they are carrying out.

Pedro Roffe (July 2011)

francesca — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 09:11:23 +0000

Pedro Roffe, Senior Fellow at International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD), says that one of the problems is the relationship between intellectual property and climate technologies. He looks at the current European patent landscape, expressing dismay at the challenges ahead for technology transfer, discussing access, information and collaboration.

Vicente Yu (July 2011)

francesca — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 21:54:39 +0000

Vicente Yu, programme coordinator of the global governance for development programme from the South Centre, raises the issue of financing technology transfer – pointing to the gap between the scale needed and the existing pledges.

Mohammad Asaduzzaman (July 2011)

francesca — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 20:34:32 +0000

Mohammad Asaduzzaman, from the Bangladesh Institute for Development Studies, explores concerns over perception of technology development and appreciation of the potential of existing technologies. He echoes a message from the conference that you “innovate in incremental ways”, highlighting the need for integration in reporting and frameworks.

Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (June 2011)

francesca — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 04:36:00 +0000

Gerhard Stryi-Hipp, from the Fraunhofer Institute, explains how the PV Energy World exhibition shows how it is possible to fulfill 30% of energy demand with photovoltaics by 2050. He talks about the role smart grids will play with this and details how this could happen. He discusses the fluctuating nature of energy demand and finishes on the wider picture of smart cities.

Patrick Finnegan (June 2011)

francesca — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 05:10:45 +0000

Patrick Finnegan, from Irish NGO GRIAN, takes a look at the negotiations today and the potential to a Second Commitment Period where Europe could go it alone. Given current behavioural issues in the US (and a week where they have singularly blocked action on finance), this looks more and more intriguing. He believes Japan and Russia could get on board, but Canada would bottle out.

Davyth Stewart (June 2011)

francesca — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 04:41:19 +0000

Davyth Stewart, Senior Campaigner for Global Witness, discusses the problems in carbon markets and REDD, where the devil has proved to be in the detail. He considers other creative financing and governance reform, explaining how,although this is a sovereign issue, there are ways to encourage it.

Tasneem Essop (June 2011)

francesca — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:31:38 +0000

Tasneem Essop, head of the WWF delegation, elaborates on their priorities over issues of substance. She talks about adaptation and long term finance. She explains how they are tackling the transport angle, REDD+, and the overall level of ambition, and of course the future of the Kyoto Protocol. She refers to the potential for the smaller issues to be held hostage over the future of the Second Commitment Period, and stresses the need for urgency. She details how essential and influentuential WWF is, despite the state of the current action.

Diana Bronson (June 2011)

francesca — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:11:39 +0000

Diana Bronson, from the etc group, discusses why it’s essential to set up a body to assess the different technologies that could be incorporated under the Technology Mechanism. She explains why it needs to be thought through, touching on geo-engineering (and its support from the IPCC) as a critical example of something which could cause longer term damage.