COP19 side event: Beyond Technology Transfer

Torun Room (B3), National Stadium Al. Ks. J. Poniatowskiego 1, Warsaw

The STEPS Centre's energy and climate change co-convenor Dr Rob Byrne is presenting at a side event for COP19 entitled: Beyond Technology Transfer: Insights for the Technology Mechanism from low C energy policy research, organised by The Sussex Energy Group (University of Sussex) and SusTec (ETH Zurich) Summary Low-carbon technology transfer is a central aim of...

IDS Rising Powers & Rio+ Centre High-Level Round-Table: BRICS & the Green Transformation: Mutual Learning for Sustainability

Hotel Sheraton, Leblon Av Niemeyer, 121 - Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Speakers will debate the dynamics and drivers for low-carbon development policies in Brazil, India and China, and the implications for Africa. Adrian Ely, Deputy Director and Head of Impact and Engagement, STEPS Centre, is taking part in this event and wrote a blogpost to coincide: More than just a “clean energy race”? BRICS invesment and...

Innovation for Sustainability in a Changing China: Exploring Narratives and Pathways

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Adrian Ely and Sam Geall, STEPS Centre / SPRU 14 April 2015 at 11am - 1pm Venue tbc China is the global leader in renewable energy investment and has adopted ambitious targets for low carbon development. Given the environmental impacts of the country’s current development trajectories and China’s increasing role as a source of innovation...

Seminar: Low carbon innovation paths in Europe and Asia: Divergence or Convergence?

Room 144, Jubilee Building University of Sussex, Falmer, United Kingdom

IDS/SPRU/STEPS Seminar The current technological shift from high to low carbon development coincides with a geographical shift: the rapid expansion of green production and innovation capacity in China and India. This constellation gives rise to the question: to what extent, how and why do the innovation paths in Europe and in Asia differ? The seminar...

STEPS Africa launch – Low carbon Africa: Development Pathways out of Poverty

Crowne Plaza Hotel Nairobi, Kenya

The STEPS Africa Sustainability Hub was officially launched on 12 June 2015 in Nairobi, Kenya at a workshop entitled Low carbon Africa: Development Pathways out of Poverty. The event brought together 100 international delegates drawn from government, industry, universities and civil society to explore and share ideas and approaches on pathways towards developing low carbon...

STEPS Centre events at ‘Our Common Future’ conference

Various Paris, France

From 8 - 10 July, STEPS Centre members will be participating in the international conference Our Common Future Under Climate Change in Paris. The conference comes ahead of the UN's COP21 conference in December. It looks at the state of knowledge about, and the range of responses to, climate change. Find out about our research...

COP21 side event: Mitigation contributions from developing countries

Room OR03, Side events area Le Bourget conference centre, Paris, France

Mitigation contributions from developing countries: innovation, technology and scenario analysis Side events area, Room OR 03 Le Bourget conference centre, Paris 1 December at 15.00- 16.30 The Paris Agreement requires country-level implementation, where institutional capabilities and integrated assessment modelling capacities are needed. With colleagues from Colombia and Kenya we show how collaboration on scenario analysis...

COP21 side event: Climate Relevant Innovation-system Builders (CRIBs)

Salle 1, Climate Generations Area Le Bourget conference centre, Paris, France

Climate Relevant Innovation-system Builders (CRIBs): how to strengthen the UNFCCC Technology Mechanism Climate Generations area, Salle 1 Le Bourget Conference Centre, Paris 4 December at 15.00-16.30 Listen to the audio recording COP21 side event: How to strengthen the UNFCCC Technology Mechanism by Stepscentre on Mixcloud About this session The session focuses on how the UNFCCC...