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Intellectual property rights and the transfer of climate change technologies: issues, challenges, and way forward

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  • Ahmed Abdel-Latif

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The role of intellectual property rights (IPRs) in the development and transfer of climate change technologies has been a contentious issue in negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Irreconcilable differences seem to oppose those who believe IPRs are an inherent barrier to the transfer of climate change technologies and those who argue they are an essential incentive to innovation. After providing an overview of the polarized debate on this issue, this article reviews the existing literature and empirical evidence and looks into some practical initiatives and recent developments. Finally, it seeks to identify a way forward that could help overcome the current stalemate in international deliberations by suggesting a number of parameters to structure the discussion on this complex issue.

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  • Ahmed Abdel-Latif, 2015. "Intellectual property rights and the transfer of climate change technologies: issues, challenges, and way forward," Climate Policy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 15(1), pages 103-126, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:tcpoxx:v:15:y:2015:i:1:p:103-126
    DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2014.951919
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    1. Dussaux, Damien & Dechezleprêtre, Antoine & Glachant, Matthieu, 2022. "The impact of intellectual property rights protection on low-carbon trade and foreign direct investments," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 171(C).
    2. Damien Dussaux & Antoine Dechezleprêtre & Matthieu Glachant, 2017. "Intellectual property rights protection and the international transfer of low-carbon technologies," Working Papers hal-01693539, HAL.
    3. Matthieu Glachant & Julie Ing & Jean Philippe Nicolai, 2017. "The Incentives for North-South Transfer of Climate-Mitigation Technologies with Trade in Polluting Goods," Environmental & Resource Economics, Springer;European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, vol. 66(3), pages 435-456, March.
    4. Fajardo Baquero, Nicolás, 2024. "Don't Let Me Down: Climate Change, Technological Transfers, and International Agreements," Documentos CEDE 21187, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE.
    5. Adela Conchado & Pedro Linares, 2017. "A New ‘Cut’ on Technological Innovation Aiming for Sustainability in a Globalized World," SPRU Working Paper Series 2017-25, SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex Business School.

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