(The) need of strengthening public-private partnership in technology transfer governance under the United Nations framework convention on climate change (UNFCCC)

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Technology transfer is an indispensable political option to address ongoing international climate change. Despite long efforts under the UNFCCC to facilitate horizontal technology transfer, not much progress has been achieved internationally. One perspective to explain this failure is the lack of private participation in the technology transfer governance. This paper mainly aims to analyze the current technology transfer governance under the UNFCCC in terms of incorporating private actors and ultimately suggest a way to facilitate technology transfer internationally. In order to achieve the objective, a theory of public-private partnership was applied as a theoretical framework. This study found that exiting technology transfer governance under the UNFCCC since its establishment in 1992 is mostly state-oriented with little participation of non-state actors. Especially, the involvement of private companies in technology transfer governance is of great importance because most climate-friendly technologies are owned by private corporations. In this regard, public-private partnership is expected to facilitate active participation of private actors. Moreover, the partnership provides several advantages of increased problem-solving effectiveness and improved legitimacy. Barriers to technology transfer such as legal, financial, and technology demand issues can be overcome by active participation of private companies and communication between the public and private actors. Especially, IPRs issue, the most sensitive topic in negotiation, could be addressed by public-private partnership with more autonomy to private companies.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• 1. Introduction
• 1.1. Research Background
• 1.2. Research Objectives
• 1.3. Overview of Thesis
• 2. Literature Review
• 2.1. Technology Transfer
• 2.1.1. Definition of Technology Transfer
• 2.1.2. Characteristics of Horizontal Technology Transfer
• 2.1.3. Barriers to Horizontal Technology Transfer
• 2.2. Public-Private Partnership
• 2.2.1. Climate Change and Public-Private Partnership
• 2.2.2. Technology Transfer and Public-Private Partnership
• 3. Theoretical Framework
• 3.1. Public-Private Partnership
• 3.1.1. Concept of Public-Private Partnership
• 3.1.2. Types of Public-Private Partnership
• 3.1.3. Benefits and Shortcomings of Public-Private Partnership
• 3.2. Public-Private Partnership in Global Climate Governance
• 4. Analysis on Current Technology Transfer Governance under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
• 4.1. Current Technology Transfer Governance
• 4.2. Analysis on Current Governance
• 4.2.1. The Need of Strengthening Public-Private Partnership
• 4.2.2. More Autonomy to Private Companies
• 5. Conclusion
• Bibliography