Technology Executive Committee
Strengthening climate technology policies
Performance
How has the Technology Executive Committee enhanced climate technology development and transfer? This page provides an overview of the committee's activities and performance under the four workstreams of its rolling workplan for 2023 - 2027.
As the committee advances its work on these workstreams, and implement joint activities with the CTCN as envisaged under the joint work programme of the Technology Mechanism for 2023 - 2027, relevant information on the results will be published in this space.
Details about the development and progress of work across different activities of the TEC is reguarly discussed at the TEC meetings, and captured in relevant meeting documents.
2024
Activity A.3.1 Emerging and transformational adaptation technologies
- Publication: Realizing Early Warnings for All: innovation and technology in support of risk-informed climate resilience policy and action
-Key messages and recommendations: Key messages and recommendations to COP 29 and CMA 6 on Realizing Early Warnings for All: innovation and technology in support of risk-informed climate resilience policy and action
- Event: Technology Mechanism event: Innovation and technology in support of risk-informed climate adaptation and Early Warnings for All (10 June)
Activity A.4.1 Digital Technologies
- Publication: TEC Information Note on AI for Climate Action
- Activity: AI Innovation Grand Challenge
- Event: COP 29 AI Innovation Grand Challenge Award Ceremony
2023
Activity A.1.1 National Systems of Innovation (NSI)
- Event: UNFCCC Asia Pacific Climate Week | Developing and strengthening national systems of innovation to drive climate action
- Event: UNFCCC Africa Climate Week | Developing and strengthening national systems of innovation to drive climate action
- Summary for policy makers and country cases: Good practices and lessons learned on the setup and implementation of National Systems of Innovation
Key messages and recommendations: Key messages and recommendations to COP 28 and CMA 5 on national systems of innovation
Activity A.2.1 Research, Development and Demonstration (RD&D)
- Publication: Future Needs in Research Development and Demonstration Report
Activity A.3.1 Emerging and transformational adaptation technologies
- Event: G-STIC 2023 Conference | Emerging and transformational climate adaptation technologies: A Deep-dive into Early Warning Systems
Activity A.4.1 Digital Technologies
- Event: UN Climate Change Conference - United Arab Emirates - COP 28 | High-level Event on Artificial Intelligence for Climate Action
- Event: UNFCCC Asia Pacific Climate Week | Exploring the use of artificial intelligence for climate action in Asia and the Pacific
- Event: UNFCCC Africa Climate Week | Exploring the use of artificial intelligence for climate action in Africa
- Initiative: Technology Mechanism Initiative on Artificial Intelligence for Climate Action (#AI4ClimateAction)
Workstream 2
Technology needs assessments and technology planning tools to support NDC implementation
2024
Activity B.1.1 Technology needs assessment (TNA)
- Publication: Analysis of success stories from implemented Technology Action Plans
Activity B.2.1 Long-term technological transition pathways
- Engagement with UNFCCC Regional Collaboration Centers on workshops on LT-LEDS in West Africa, Eastern and Southern Africa and Asia and the Pacific
2023
Activity B.1.1 Technology needs assessment (TNA)
- Event: UN Climate Change Conference - United Arab Emirates - COP 28 | Accelerating NDC implementation and addressing Global Stocktake outcomes through TNAs
- Event: Bonn Climate Change Conference - SB58 | Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) in discussion with financial actors
2024
Activity C.1.1 Water-Energy-Food Systems
-Publication: Climate technologies for agrifood system transformation
- Key messages and recommendations: Key messages and recommendations to COP 29 and CMA 6 on climate technologies for agrifood system transformation
- Event: High-level Dialogue - Moving forward with NDC acceleration in agrifood systems: Climate Technology Uptake
Activity C.3.1 Transformative industry
- Background paper: Mapping of initiatives that promote low and near zero emission production and products in hard-to-abate sectors
- Policy Brief: TEC Brief #19: Integrating hard-to-abate industries in the process of preparing and implementing NDCs
- Key messages and recommendations: Key messages and recommendations to COP 29 and CMA 6 based on the TEC policy brief on integrating hard-to-abate industries in the process of preparing and implementing NDCs.
- Event: COP 29 Technology Day on Transformative Industry
Activity C.4.1 Innovative Ocean Climate Solutions
- Event: Ocean and climate change dialogue 2024
2023
Activity C.1.1 Water-Energy-Food Systems
- Event: Bonn Climate Change Conference - SB58 | Thematic dialogue "Accelerating climate innovation and technology in the water-energy-food systems for inclusive NDC and NAP implementation"
Activity C.3.1 Transformative industry
- Background paper: Mapping of initiatives that promote low and near zero emission production and products in hard-to-abate sectors
Activity C.4.1 Innovative Ocean Climate Solutions
- Event: Ocean and climate change dialogue 2023
- Key messages and recommendations: Key messages and recommendations to COP 28 and CMA 5 on innovative technologies and integrated adaptation solutions in the ocean and coastal zones
2024
Activity D.1 Collaboration and engagement with the Standing Committee on Finance (SCF) and the operating entities of the Financial Mechanism
- Submission: Inputs by the TEC to the SCF on draft guidance to the operating entities of the Financial Mechanism
Activity D.4 Collaboration and engagement with the UNFCCC Gender Team
- Policy brief: TEC Brief #18: Gender-responsive technology and infrastructure for sustainable urban mobility
- Key messages and recommendations: Key messages and recommendations to COP 29 and CMA 6 on gender-responsive technology and infrastructure for sustainable urban mobility
Activity D.6 Collaboration and engagement with the UNEP-Copenhagen Climate Centre (UNEP-CCC)
- Key messages and recommendations: Key messages and recommendations to COP 29 and CMA 6 on the Climate Technology Progress Reports 2022 and 2023
- Supported the development of the Climate Technology Progress Report 2024
2023
Activity D.1 Collaboration and engagement with the Standing Committee on Finance (SCF) and the operating entities of the Financial Mechanism
- Submission: Submission by the TEC to the SCF on draft guidance to the operating entities of the Financial Mechanism
- Submission: Submission from the TEC and CTCN to the second review of the functions of the Standing Committee on Finance
- Submission: Submission by the TEC and CTCN on the review and update of the GCF Strategic Plan 2024-2027
Activity D.3 Collaboration and engagement with the Paris Committee on Capacity-building (PCCB)
- Submission: Submission by the TEC to the PCCB on its 2023 focus area
Activity D.6 Collaboration and engagement with the UNEP- Copenhagen Climate Centre (UNEP-CCC)
- Publication: Climate Technology Progress Report 2023
Activity D.7 Collaboration and engagement with the Facilitative Working Group (FWG) of the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform (LCIPP)
- Event: LCIPP & TEC Multi-stakeholder Dialogue | Transformative Technologies for Climate Action
* Beyond the scope of its own meetings and events, members of the TEC actively participate in additional meetings, workshops, dialogues and events of relevant bodies, initiatives and processes per invitation. Information pertaining to these is made available on TT:CLEAR.
2024
- Results of the Third UNFCCC Technology Mechanism NDE Survey
2023
Technology and NDC
- Flagship publication:Technology and NDCs: Stimulating the Uptake of Technologies in Support of NDC Implementation
- Summary for poicymakers: Technology and NDCs: Stimulating the Uptake of Technologies in Support of NDC Implementation
- Key messages and recommendations: Joint key messages and recommendations to COP 28 and CMA 5 on technology and nationally determined contributions
Communications and stakeholder engagement
- Event: UN Climate Change Conference - United Arab Emirates - COP 28 | Fostering innovation through collaborative climate technology RD&D
- Event: Bonn Climate Change Conference - SB58 | Developing and strengthening National Systems of Innovation (NSI) to drive climate action and launch of 'Artificial Intelligence for Climate Action' initiative
Infomation relating to the the committee's activities and performance in the thematic areas of work under its rolling workplan for 2019-2022, are available here.
A list of activities and performance of the Technology Executive Committee since its inception until 2018 can be seen here.
