NEW DELHI: A regarding lack of know-how switch from developed international locations has compelled India to rely closely on home sources and stretch nationwide capability, slowing its efforts to attain crucial local weather targets, the federal government has mentioned in a biennial replace report (BUR) to the UN local weather change workplace. In its fourth BUR submitted to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on December 30, India mentioned that within the absence of promised know-how and monetary help, it’s compelled to divert sources from different important must develop these options independently.
India had additionally raised the matter on the UN local weather convention in Baku, Azerbaijan, in November final yr and urged developed nations to eradicate mental property limitations to know-how switch that hinder local weather motion in growing international locations.
“India’s local weather technique emphasises integrating superior applied sciences throughout key sectors, similar to photo voltaic, wind, bioenergy, electrical autos, climate-resilient agriculture, and carbon seize to foster low-carbon improvement and construct resilience.
“Despite substantial nationwide efforts and investments, limitations like sluggish worldwide know-how switch and mental property rights (IPR) hinder the speedy adoption of those applied sciences,” the BUR report mentioned.
Biennial replace studies are submitted by growing international locations to the UNFCCC each two years, offering updates on emissions, local weather motion progress, and desires for help in mitigation and adaptation.
India’s earlier BURs have outlined important applied sciences required to chop greenhouse gasoline emissions and adapt to the warming world.
However, not one of the required applied sciences have been successfully transferred, facilitated, or made out there beneath the present local weather change regime, the report mentioned.
“This lack of know-how switch has compelled India to rely closely on home sources and stretch nationwide capability, slowing its efforts to attain crucial local weather targets,” it mentioned.
Technology switch is a crucial element of local weather change mitigation and adaptation that faces each demand and supply-side challenges which have to be addressed inside the framework of the ‘Common however Differentiated Responsibilities and Respective Capabilities’ (CBDR-RC) rules.
“The Convention, together with subsequent agreements such because the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement (Article 10), emphasises the central position of transferring monetary sources and know-how from developed to growing nations for local weather motion. The institution of the Technology Mechanism, consisting of the Technology Executive Committee (TEC) and the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN), was meant to facilitate this course of.
“However, India has not obtained important know-how switch beneath the UNFCCC-guided regime,” the report mentioned.
On the demand aspect, India mentioned, entry to related, reasonably priced, and scalable applied sciences is commonly restricted on account of excessive prices, lack of infrastructure, and regulatory limitations.
“On the availability aspect, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) regimes can act as a barrier to know-how switch, proscribing entry to applied sciences, particularly for growing international locations like India,” the nation mentioned.
Addressing each demand and provide aspect points is essential for efficient know-how switch, requiring a complete method that features coverage interventions, capability constructing, monetary help, and worldwide cooperation, it mentioned.
Addressing a high-level ministerial roundtable on pre-2030 ambition on the UN local weather talks in Baku, Leena Nandan, the then atmosphere secretary of India, had mentioned that modern applied sciences are crucial for a low-carbon future however mentioned they have to be made accessible to growing international locations.
“Developing international locations want options like clear vitality and carbon elimination, however limitations like Intellectual Property Rights make it laborious for them to entry these applied sciences,” Nandan had mentioned.
Lack of tech switch slowing local weather motion in India: Government to UNFCCC – Times of India
