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Side Event

Technology Transfer to foster Sustainable Industrialization

Timing and Venue Date: 09 May 2017

Time: 14:00-15:30

Room: C5 in the Vienna International Centre

Background Energy is a critical input for economic growth and industrialization. Some developing countries, however

suffer from severe energy poverty due to inadequate generation capacity, limited electrification,

unreliable services, and high energy costs. In order to foster sustainable industrialization in developing

countries while also securing energy, environmental conservation, and the move towards low carbon

production pathways specifically, is pivotal.

The transfer of low-carbon, low-emissions technologies, such as energy efficiency, renewable energy,

waste to energy, and so forth, from developed countries to developing countries is expected to play an

important role in addressing these challenges developing countries face.

Key Questions In what area is technology transfer expected to play a vital role in fostering sustainable

industrialization?

What is the global community conducting or required to enhance for technology transfer?

How is the Low Carbon Low Emission Clean Energy Technology Transfer Programme (LCET),

implemented by UNIDO and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan (METI)?

What are the enabling conditions, financial, institutional or otherwise, for technology transfer to

take place smoothly?

Which activities have the Climate Technology Centre & Network (CTCN) and Green Climate Fund

(GCF) under the UNFCCC completed so far? What do they bring for the future of technology

transfer?

Key Messages Meeting Energy increase, economic growth and environment conservation simultaneously is

tough. Technology transfer is one of the solutions to the job.

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• To achieve effective technology transfer, Private Public Partnerships (PPP) models should be

explored and implemented to ensure involvement of Government and Private sector

stakeholders.

• Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (Masen) is the group responsible for managing

renewable energy in Morocco and leads development programmes of integrated projects aimed

at creating an additional 3,000 MW of clean electricity generation capacity by 2020 and a

further 6,000 MW by 2030. The goal is to secure 52% of the country’s energy mix from

renewable sources by 2030.

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is responsible for bilateral international

development and international cooperation through Official Development Assistance (ODA).

Their energy projects address SDG 7 & 13, applying technology transfer, human resource

development, capacity building to achieve these goals.

The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) dedicates to supporting and promoting strong,

inclusive, and sustainable economic growth in developing countries and emerging economies.

GGGI supports the transition partner countries towards a green growth model by developing

and implementing their strategies that simultaneously achieve poverty reduction, social

inclusion, environmental sustainability and economic growth.

MUMSS’ Global Climate Finance (GCF) aims to support a paradigm shift in the global response to

climate change (mitigation and adaptation). GCI has a commitment to aim for 50:50 balance

between mitigation and adaptation investments over time.

Developed countries, private companies and financial entities have already had various success experiences. Implementing international cooperation, we need to choose best solutions that fit to natural condition, economic condition and distribution of energy sources of each developing country. At the same time, these solutions should be commercially viable in the applied country.

On the other hand, UNIDO’s mission is to support developing and emerging economies in achieving economic development by facilitating “Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development”

UNIDO is responding to, among others, the increasing demand for innovative partnerships, multi-level and integrated solutions to simultaneously address the challenges of energy, environment and development. Promoting technology transfer is one of UNIDO’s activities in this respect. UNIDO is expected to continue to play a key role for this tough work.

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Moderator

Mr. Kazuhiko HOMBU, CTCN Advisory Board Member

Kazuhiko Hombu is a board member of the Climate Technology Centre & Network (CTCN) and Visiting Professor at Graduate School of Public Policy of the University of Tokyo. He is also in charge of technology and energy & environment as the Managing Executive Officers at Taisei Corporation, Japan. He had held a number of prominent positions including Director General for Energy and Environmental Policy in Agency of Natural Resources and Energy and Director General for Tohoku Bureau at Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan (METI).

Panelists

Mr. Obaid AMRANE, Board Member,

Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (MASEN) After obtaining a double degree in engineering and finance, Obaid Amrane joined the Ministry of Economy and Finance at first as an Inspector of Finance, before occupying higher positions within the treasury department. He began a career in the private sector as a Managing Director of the Moroccan subsidiary of the Banque Populaire-Caisse d'Epargne Group. In 2010, he joined Masen, as a member of its Management Board. In this regard, Mr. Amrane oversees the development and operation of renewable energy sites and projects and, within the framework of Masen's missions, contributes to the development of a competitive national industrial sector.

Mr. Hiroyuki KOBAYASHI, Deputy Director General,

Industrial Development and Public Policy Department, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Hiroyuki Kobayashi is the deputy director general of Industrial Development and Public Policy Department, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). In the department, he is in charge of the energy and mining sectors and responsible for the management of technical cooperation projects for energy and mining development in developing countries. He has been working for JICA since 1996. The most recent assignment was the chief representative of the JICA overseas office in the Republic of Rwanda.

Ms. Mari YOSHITAKA, Chief Consultant, Clean Energy Finance Division,

Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities (MUMSS) Mari Yoshitaka is the Chief Consultant for Clean Energy Finance Division at Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities. She is one of leading experts of environment business and environment finance. At the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of World Bank Group, she worked on social impact studies for environmental projects in developing nations. After more deepening her expertise in climate finance, she joined Tokyo-Mitsubishi Securities (currently MUMSS) to start up the Clean Energy Finance Committee. She now serves as a member for numerous policy committees of the Government of Japan as

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well as a project professor at Keio University, Japan.

Ms. Inhee Chung, Head, Sustainability and Safeguards Unit at the Global

Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Inhee Chung leads the Sustainability and Safeguards Unit at GGGI. Her main responsibility is to ensure that environmental and social safeguards, poverty reduction, social inclusion and gender equality aspects are mainstreamed in GGGI’s programs and projects. Inhee is also involved in developing the green industry program. Before GGGI, Inhee was with a global sustainability consulting firm, Environmental Resources Management (ERM), where she led Korea’s Sustainability and Climate Change practice, mainly advising multinational companies on sustainable business strategies, and improving their environmental, health and safety performance. Prior to ERM, she spent over eight years with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), first with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity in Montreal, and later with the Division of Technology, Industry and Economics based in Paris. At UNEP, she managed various projects ranging from cleaner production, resource efficiency, green buildings to Climate-Neutral UN initiative funded by bilateral donors and the European Commission.

Organizer UNIDO