Technology Executive Committee

Strengthening climate technology policies

Meetings

The Technology Executive Committee meets at least twice per year. Observers may attend its meetings. All relevant meeting materials are made available on this page.

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16 April

17 April

18 April

19 April

TEC Day 1 Live

TEC Day 2 Live

TEC Day 3 Live

TEC-CTCN Joint Session
Part 1 & Part 2

Information
Information for participants
Notification for Parties and Observers

Documents
TEC/2024/28/1 Provisional agenda for the 28th meeting of the Technology Executive Committee
TEC/2024/28/2 Annotations to the provisional agenda
TEC/2024/28/3 TentativeWorkSchedule
TEC/2024/28/4 Draft joint knowledge product on innovation for risk knowledge in the context of the TEC and GEO engagement with the Early Warnings for All initiative
TEC/2024/28/5 Draft concept note for a technical paper on AI for climate action
TEC/2024/28/6 Information note on the AI Innovation Grand Challenge
TEC/2024/28/7 Draft annotated outline for an analysis of success stories of implemented technology action plans
TEC/2024/28/8 Updated annotated draft outline of the FAO and TEC knowledge product "Climate Technologies for Agrifood Systems transformation"
TEC/2024/28/9 Draft concept note for Technology Day on transformative industry
TEC/2024/28/10 Draft annotated outline for a policy brief on hard-to-abate industries in updated NDCs
TEC/2024/28/11 Draft policy brief on gender-responsive technology and infrastructure for sustainable urban mobility
TEC/2024/28/12 Revised TEC monitoring and evaluation system to align for rolling workplan of 2023-2027
TEC/2024/28/13 Concept note for the SBI 60 in-session workshop on linkages between the Technology Mechanism and Financial Mechanism
TEC/2024/28/14 Provisional agenda for the joint session of the TEC and the CTCN Advisory Board
TEC/2024/28/15 Draft workplan for the Technology Mechanism Initiative on AI for Climate Action (2024-2027)
TEC/2024/28/16 Monitoring and evaluation of the joint work of the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network
TEC/2024/28/17 Potential collaboration between the Global Innovation Hub and Technology Mechanism
TEC/2024/28/18 Re-thinking the TEC annual report

Reference documents
COP 28 and CMA 5 decisions, relevant to the work of the TEC
Background paper: Mapping of initiatives that promote low and near zero emission production and products in hard-to-abate sectors.

Presentations
Day 1
3(a) - Outcome of the Dubai Climate Change Conference of December 2024 and TEC activities
3(b) - Outlook for 2024: 60th Session of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies and TEC planned activities
4(a) - Update on the implementation of the rolling workplan for 2023-2027
Update on the implementation of the rolling workplan for 2023-2027 and its activities
Implementation of the TEC strategy for collaborative partnerships and engagement
UNIDO's engagement with TEC
4(c)i - TNA:
Analysis of success stories of implemented TAPs and identification of key elements of success-Draft annotated outline
Update of the TNA step-by-step guidebook
4(c)ii - Long-term technological transition pathways
LT-LEDS synthesis report 2023: Key findings
LT-LEDS Synthesis Report 2023: Technology components
Experiences, and lessons lesson learned from the development of LT-LEDS in Sub-Saharan African countries
4(b)ii - Digital Technologies: artificial intelligence
Draft concept note for a technical paper on AI for climate action
Information note on the AI Innovation Grand Challenge

Day 2
4(d)ii - Buildings and infrastructure:
Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction initiative
Global Status Reports for Buildings and Construction
Sharm el-Sheikh mitigation ambition and implementation work programme
Summary of results emerging from the scoping exercise to date
4(d)i - Water-energy-food systems
4(d)iii – Transformative industry: 
Draft concept note for the policy brief on hard-to-abate industries
Draft concept note for the Technology Day on transformative industry
4(e)iv - Collaboration and engagement with the UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre:
Update on the CTPR for 2024
Approaches for the development of key messages and possible recommendations based on UNEP-CCC’s CTPRs
4(e)i - Collaboration and engagement with the Standing Committee on Finance and the operating entities of the Financial Mechanism:
GCF presentation
GEF presentation
AF presentation
4(e)iii - Draft policy brief on gender-responsive technology and infrastructure for sustainable urban mobility
6 - Revised TEC monitoring and evaluation system to align with the rolling workplan for 2023-2027

Day 3
7 - Concept note for the in-session workshop on linkages between the Technology Mechanism and Financial Mechanism
4(b)i - Emerging and transformational adaptation technologies: Early Warning Systems
4(b)i - UNDRR on relevant updates from the implementation of the EW for All initiative
9(c) - Rethinking the TEC annual report

Day 4
8(a)i - Overview of the outcomes of the Dubai Climate Change Conference related to the Technology Mechanism
8(a)ii - Update on the work of the TEC and CTCN, and reflections on synergies between the two bodies - TEC Chair
8(a)ii - Update on the work of the TEC and CTCN, and reflections on synergies between the two bodies - CTCN AB Chair
8(b)ii - Draft workplan for the Technology Mechanism Initiative on AI for Climate Action (2024–2027)
8(b)ii - Draft terms of reference for an Advisory Group to the Technology Mechanism Initiative on AI for Climate Action
8(b)ii - Technology Mechanism AI Climate Application Hub
8(b)ii - Presentation on the capacity-building series under the Initiative
8(b)i - Outcomes of the work on updating the draft concept note on green technology databases and on the concept note on distributed ledgers
8(b)iii - Update on implementation of gender roster of female experts on climate technologies and female and male gender experts
8(b)iii - Gender in Technology Needs Assessments
8(c) - Monitoring and evaluating the joint collaborative efforts of the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network
8(c) - NDE survey methodology
9(b) - National Designated Entities forum - Updates from CTCN secretariat

Meeting report and other documents