26 th September 2011 Kwa -Zulu Natal Pre-COP 17 Summit

1. Technology Development and Transfer for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation: Imperatives for South Africa 26th September 2011 Kwa-Zulu Natal Pre-COP 17 Summit Introduction | South African Context | Effective Technology Transfer | Examples

2. Tech Development &Transfer • Decision 1/CP. 16 • “Confirming the importance of promoting and enhancing national and international cooperative action on the development and transfer of environmentally sound technologies to developing country Parties to support action on mitigation and adaptation…” • “Encourages Parties, in the context of Article 4, 1(c) and 5, of the convention and consistent with their respective capabilities and national circumstances and priorities, to undertake domestic actions identified through country-driven approaches, to engage in bilateral and multilateral cooperative activities on technology development and transfer andto increase private and public research, development and demonstration in relation to technologies for mitigation and adaptation” 1 :COP 16 notes

3. Status Quo: TD&T in RSA 1:1000? Graduates, publications, patents, END Few get to stage Even fewer get to stage Very few willing to take this next step!

4. Imperatives for South Africa • 4 key challenges in TD&T: • Capacity (institutional, human, policy and regulatory) • Funding • Intellectual property rights • Awareness

5. Mitigation and Adaptation Costs • Mitigation • USD 260 to 670 billion / year required for additional by 2030 • Adaptation • USD 33 to 163 billion / year • In developing nations • USD 82 to 260 billion / year additional for diffusion Perhaps a global technology fund will assist? Body of Science and Technical Advice, Bonn, 2009

6. Effective TD & T Aim to localize this Seed funding – high risk Leverage existing national funding instruments Create Enabling Environment: Policies and Regulations Ensure alignment with socio-economic and industry needs Provincial Technology Development and Transfer Coordinating Office

7. Potential Technology Areas Maintain soil carbon content Efficient use of fertilizers Minimum performance standards Distributed waste to energy technologies

8. Impact of EE and RETEs • Renewable energy technologies: • Different maturity levels • Fast track deployment • Select R&D technologies that will maximize provincial / national resources • Energy efficiency • Residential sector • Commercial and Industrial (incl. Trans.) sectors (clusters model) CCS CSP + R/tCO2_eq Biomass to energy Wind (small) PV Res. EE Com. EE - R/tCO2_eq Abatement potential GtCo2_eq/year EPRI, 2010

9. Summary • South Africa to strengthen links with developing nations • Develop / adapt tools to model the potential impact of Climate Change • Ensure that policy and regulatory barriers are identified early • Aim to localize technology development and production • Build capacity to support in-bound technologies • Identify key provincial / national technology focus areas and develop own technology transfer strategies • Leverage existing funding and support instruments

10. Thank You! Dr. Tsakani Lotten Mthombeni GM: Energy Technology Innovation Agency tsakani.mthombeni@tia.org.za +27 12 472 2796

11. Extra Slide + R/tCO2_eq CCS CSP Wind (small) PV Res. EE Com. EE Abatement potential GtCo2_eq/year - R/tCO2_eq Development and transfer of technology: for mitigation and adaptation ~>50% can be achieved by EETs and RETs *IEA