International Initiative on Climate Technology Policy

Documents for the ‘Other’ Category

Reports that detail climate mitigation efforts that do not fall under climate technology efforts.


Towards a Low Carbon Future: European Commission Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan)

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Commission of the European Communities. Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and teh Committee of the Regions. Brussels, 22 November 2007.


IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (AR4)

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Summary for Policymakers of the Synthesis Report of the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report, Draft, 16 November 2007.

This report concludes that warming of the climate system is unequivical.


Energy-Technology Innovation

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Kelly Sims Gallagher, John P. Holdren and Ambuj D. Sagar; Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. August 2006.


Climate Change: The Municipal Response

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By Elizabeth Arnold, Federation of Canadian Municipalities. October 4, 2005 


Regional and Sub-Global Climate Blocks

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By Barbara Buchner, Fondazione Eni Enrio Mattei and Carlo Carrara, University of Venice, Fondazione Eni Enrio Mattei, CEPR, CEPS, CESifo. October 4, 2005.


Governance and co-ordination of distributed innovation processes: patterns of R&D co-operation in the upstream petroleum industry

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Virginia Acha and Lucia Cusmano. Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Vol. 14, Issue 1&2, page 1-21, January 2005.

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Climate Change and a European Low-Carbon Energy System

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European Environment Agency (2005), EEA Report Number 1/2005, Luxembourg, Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. 


Developing Better Energy Technoloiges for the Future

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Chapter 6: Developing Better Energy Technologies for the Future, "Ending the Energy Stalemate - A Bipartisan Stategy to Meet America’s Energy Challenges," National Commission on Energy Policy. December 2004.


Clean Energy & Fuel Cells: Implications for Innovation Strategies from Historic Technology Transitions

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By Prof. Andrew Hargadon, UC Davis. A new report prepared for Clean Energy Group. September 2004. 


Beyond Kyoto: Advancing the International Effort Against Climate Change

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December 2003, Pew Center on Global Climate Change. The report is a compilation of six "think pieces" on core issues in developing an effective international response to global climate change, including "A Long-Term Target: Reframing the Climate Effort," by Jonathan Pershing of the World Resources Institute and Fernando Tudela of El Colegio de México. This particular segment looks at long-term technology investment vis-à-vis climate change policies.  


DTI Innovation Report–Competing in the Global Economy: the Innovation Challenge

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December 2003, United Kingdom Department of Trade and Industry. DTI’s assessment of the UK’s innovation performance and strategy for innovation. 


The Economics of Technology Diffusion: Implications for Sustainable Development

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August 2002, Resources for the Future. This article by Allen Blackman summarizes some of the key findings of economics literature on the diffusion of new technologies, and assesses the implications of these findings for technology-based pollution control strategies.