TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER IN CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM (CDM) PROJECTS: LESSONS FROM CHINA

Linna Xie,Zhenhua Wu,Hailiang Zou,Vivian W Y Tam,Saixing Zeng

doi:10.3846/20294913.2013.879751

Abstract

China has become the largest host country of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in the world. This article provides an assessment of international technology transfer (TT) based on 500 registered Chinese CDM projects. It reveals that the projects hosted by large state-owned enterprises (SOEs), not Hydro and Wind projects, with foreign consultants or developers, commonly involve TT. Projects located in the comparatively developed regions such as Eastern China are more likely to involve TT. The findings indicate that the mitigation potential of non-SOEs, energy efficiency (EE) and other projects, has not been fully explored in China, which can be facilitated using advanced mitigation technologies.

Highlights

With the rapid economic growth, anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from developing countries have become one of the main concerns around the world (La Rovere et al 2011; Štreimikiene, Esekina 2008)
A recent survey suggests that the actual rate of Technology transfer (TT) may be higher than it is reported in project design documents (PDDs) (Kirkman et al 2013), this research follows the former empirical analyses using the TT information from PDDs, and only the projects with information confirming
This article focused on GHG mitigation technologies transferred by the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in China

Summary

Introduction

With the rapid economic growth, anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from developing countries have become one of the main concerns around the world (La Rovere et al 2011; Štreimikiene, Esekina 2008). Technology transfer (TT) is expected to play an important role in mitigating GHG emissions for developing countries (Halsnæs, Garg 2011; Kim et al 2011; Marconi, Sanna-Randaccio 2011; Schneider et al 2008). L. Xie et al Technology transfer in Clean Development Mechanism (cdm) projects. The CDM fosters sustainable developments by channelling new financial resources to promote the use of technologies currently not available in the host countries (Reynolds 2012; Schneider et al 2008). The expected average annual certified emission reductions (CERs) of Chinese registered projects are about 64% of the total 905,682 ktCO2e per year (UNFCCC 2013)

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