The Legal Barriers to Technology Transfer under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change

The Legal Barriers to Technology Transfer under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
Author: Chen Zhou
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 281
Release: 2019-03-11
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9811361398

The book discusses climate technology transfer under the UNFCCC framework, and China’s relevant legislation and practices. It first explores theoretical basis of climate change-related technology transfer, with a particular focus on the differences between climate technology transfer and business-as-usual performance. The book then reviews practices of both technology supplier and user, in order to generally identify potential legal barriers and obstacles. Finally, it sheds light on China, providing a comprehensive assessment on barriers that hinder the trans-boundary transfers of low carbon technologies and need to be overcome in future. The issues concerned involve two of the most dynamic areas in current China’s lawmaking progress: environment laws and Intellectual Property laws. The book provides an in-depth analysis on China’s legislation and practices in this regard. At international level, the legal framework of climate technology transfer is examined in a systematic, prudent and constructive manner. On this basis, the book highlights potential commons, consistency and possible coordination between the UNFCCC and the WTO regime. This book is accessible to both Chinese and international environmental law specialists. It appeals to a broad readership, including environmental scientists, economists concerned with China’s intellectual property law, foreign investment law and anyone interested in the topic: how to green intellectual property rights regime for climate technology transfer in the China context.

Differential Treatment in International Environmental Law

Differential Treatment in International Environmental Law
Author: Philippe Cullet
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 342
Release: 2017-03-02
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1351944207

This book is a comprehensive study of differential treatment for developing countries in international environmental law. It offers a compelling analysis of the legal dimension of the relationship between developed and developing countries in the environmental field and beyond. It first critically examines the principle of legal equality of states and then explores the conceptual framework behind the notion of differential treatment in international law and its relevance in bringing about substantive equality. The book examines the development of differentiation in international environmental law, considers its application in various environmental treaties and evaluates the legal status of existing differential norms. It also examines the contribution of differentiation to the implementation of environmental treaties and the extent to which differential treatment fosters the decentralization of international environmental policy making. It is an indispensable resource for all actors involved in environmental law and policy making, scholars and students.

Methodological and Technological Issues in Technology Transfer

Methodological and Technological Issues in Technology Transfer
Author: Bert Metz
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 484
Release: 2000-10-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780521804943

This IPCC Special Report provides a state-of-the-art overview of how to achieve and enhance technology transfer to respond to global climate change.

Green Post-Communism?

Green Post-Communism?
Author: Mikael Sandberg
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 274
Release: 1998-12-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1134706405

This book asks whether foreign aid can help post-communist societies to steer their technological innovation systems in more environmentally sound directions. Mikael Sandberg examines the legacy of Soviet-type innovation systems, then looks at opportunities for greener innovations in post-communist Poland, considering:* institutional transformation

Agile Energy Systems

Agile Energy Systems
Author: Woodrow W. Clark II
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 330
Release: 2017-07-22
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0081017618

Agile Energy Systems: Global Distributed On-Site and Central Grid Power, Second Edition, offers new solutions to the structure of electricity provision made possible by new energy technologies. The book begins by showing how five precipitating forces led to the deregulation debacle in California, including major technological changes and commercialization, regulatory needs mismatched to societal adjustments, inadequate and flawed economic models, a lack of vision, goals, and planning that lead to energy failures, and questionable finance and lack of economic development. The second half of the book examines the civic market paradigm for new economic models and how to plan for complexity using California as an example of how the problem of centralized power systems can be seen in the worst drought that California has ever seen. - Offers new approaches to energy systems, providing the tools and plans to achieve these objectives - Presents specific and actionable public policy and program tools - Illustrates how lessons learned from California can be used to create an agile energy system for any country

Global Technology Transfer

Global Technology Transfer
Author: John Chumack
Publisher: Nova Biomedical Books
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2002
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Governments the world over fret continuously about the low level of transfer of technology, especially within their own countries. The general problem is military to industry although the variations are numerous. Problems of presentation, offering and support complicate an already byzantine world. Yet somewhere within this dilemma lie the seeds of tomorrow's economic uptick. Besides the nontrivial problems involved here, the reluctance of the people having the technology to share it with someone who can profit from it, stands out. This book presents the issues and offers a comprehensive bibliography for easy access.

Technology Transfer

Technology Transfer
Author: Goel Cohen
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2004-02-20
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780761997702

This book identifies the major factors responsible for effective transfer of information and human expertise from an advanced country or a multinational corporation to the developing world.