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Technology and Innovation Report 2015

Fostering Innovation Policies for Industrial Development

Series: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Technology and Innovation Report (TIR)
( Print: January 2016, PDF: December 2015 )

This report focuses on how innovation policies can expressly promote industrial development, and what lessons can be learnt from existing experiences of countries, both developing and developed. It...

This report focuses on how innovation policies can expressly promote industrial development, and what lessons can be learnt from existing experiences of countries, both developing and developed. It...


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Report of the Halons Technical Options Committee (HTOC)

2002 Assessment

Series: Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
( Print: August 2003 )

This Report reveals efforts of the Halons Technical Options Committee (HTOC) to identify, develop and test alternatives that can used in place of the halons. Under the Montreal Protocol on Substances...

This Report reveals efforts of the Halons Technical Options Committee (HTOC) to identify, develop and test alternatives that can used in place of the halons. Under the Montreal Protocol on Substances...


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Report of the Flexible and Rigid Foams Technical Options Committee (FTOC)

2002 Assessment

Series: Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
( Print: August 2003 )

Report of the Flexible and Rigid Foams Technical Options Committee (FTOC) provides information on the technical options available to eliminate chloroflurocarbons and use of other ozone depleting...

Report of the Flexible and Rigid Foams Technical Options Committee (FTOC) provides information on the technical options available to eliminate chloroflurocarbons and use of other ozone depleting...


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Environment Effects of Ozone Depletion and Its Interactions with Climate Change

2002 Assessment

Series: Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
( Print: August 2003 )

The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer requires periodic assessments of available scientific, environmental, technical and economic information. This 2002 Assessment focuses...

The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer requires periodic assessments of available scientific, environmental, technical and economic information. This 2002 Assessment focuses...


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Technology and Innovation Report 2018

Harnessing Frontier Technologies for Sustainable Development

Series: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Technology and Innovation Report (TIR)
( Print: December 2018, PDF: September 2018 )

The Technology and Innovation Report 2018 discusses the role of frontier technologies in sustainable development. It outlines the main features and the manifold ways in which they can accelerate...

The Technology and Innovation Report 2018 discusses the role of frontier technologies in sustainable development. It outlines the main features and the manifold ways in which they can accelerate...


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Report of the Methyl Bromide Technical Options Committee (MBTOC)

2002 Assessment

Series: Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
( Print: August 2003 )

The Methyl Bromide Technical Options Committee (MBTOC) was established by parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer to identify existing and potential alternatives to...

The Methyl Bromide Technical Options Committee (MBTOC) was established by parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer to identify existing and potential alternatives to...


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Report of the Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heat Pumps Technical Options Committee (RTOC)

2002 Assessment

Series: Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
( Print: August 2003 )

In the last decade, the refrigeration, airconditioning and heat pump industries, have made tremendous technical progress in compyling with the Montreal Protocol by phasing out chlorofluorocarbons...

In the last decade, the refrigeration, airconditioning and heat pump industries, have made tremendous technical progress in compyling with the Montreal Protocol by phasing out chlorofluorocarbons...


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Report of the Solvents, Coatings and Adhesives Technical Options Committee (STOC)

2002 Assessment

Series: Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
( Print: August 2003 )

Report of the Solvents and Adhesives Technical Options Committee (STOC) 2002 provides the progress report and status of efforts by this committee to phase out the use of solvents, coatings and...

Report of the Solvents and Adhesives Technical Options Committee (STOC) 2002 provides the progress report and status of efforts by this committee to phase out the use of solvents, coatings and...


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Report of Technology and Economic Assessment Panel (TEAP)

2002 Assessment

Series: Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
( Print: August 2003 )

The Report of the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel 2002 (TEAP) contains executive summaries from six Panel Technical Options Committees. The committee summaries included cover aerosols...

The Report of the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel 2002 (TEAP) contains executive summaries from six Panel Technical Options Committees. The committee summaries included cover aerosols...


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Report of the Aerosols, Sterilants, Miscellaneous Uses and Carbon Tetrachloride Technical Options...

2002 Assessment

Series: Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
( Print: August 2003 )

In response to the scientific consensus that chlorofluorocarbons and halons deplete the ozone layer, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) enacted the Montreal Protocol as the principal...

In response to the scientific consensus that chlorofluorocarbons and halons deplete the ozone layer, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) enacted the Montreal Protocol as the principal...


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Technology and Innovation Report 2021

Catching Technological Waves - Innovation With Equity

Series: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Technology and Innovation Report (TIR)
( Print: April 2021, PDF: April 2021 )

The UNCTAD Technology and Innovation Report 2021 examines the likelihood of frontier technologies widening existing inequalities and creating new ones. It also addresses the national and international...

The UNCTAD Technology and Innovation Report 2021 examines the likelihood of frontier technologies widening existing inequalities and creating new ones. It also addresses the national and international...


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Technology and Innovation Report 2023

Opening Green Windows: Technological Opportunities for a Low-carbon World

Series: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Technology and Innovation Report (TIR)
( Print: March 2023, PDF: March 2023 )

We live in a time of rapid technological change, at the height of the digital transformation and the early stages of the Industry 4.0 revolution. When guided by an inclusive and sustainable compass...

We live in a time of rapid technological change, at the height of the digital transformation and the early stages of the Industry 4.0 revolution. When guided by an inclusive and sustainable compass...


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Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

Environmental Effects of Ozone Depletion and the Interaction with Climate Change - 2006 Assessment

Series: Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
( Print: June 2007 )

The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer was designed so that the phase out schedules could be revised on the basis of periodic scientific and technological assessments. Since...

The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer was designed so that the phase out schedules could be revised on the basis of periodic scientific and technological assessments. Since...


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Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

Report of the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel - April 2007 Progress Report

Series: Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
( Print: March 2007 )

The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer was designed so that the phase out schedules could be revised on the basis of periodic scientific and technological assessments. Since...

The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer was designed so that the phase out schedules could be revised on the basis of periodic scientific and technological assessments. Since...


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Technology and Innovation Report 2010

Enhancing Food Security in Africa through Science, Technology and Innovation

Series: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Technology and Innovation Report (TIR)
( Print: June 2010, PDF: August 2010 )

The 2010 Technology and Innovation Report - Enhancing Food Security in Africa Through Science, Technology and Innovation - focuses on the challenges of improving agricultural performance in Africa and...

The 2010 Technology and Innovation Report - Enhancing Food Security in Africa Through Science, Technology and Innovation - focuses on the challenges of improving agricultural performance in Africa and...


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Technology and Innovation Report 2011

Powering Development with Renewable Energy Technologies

Series: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Technology and Innovation Report (TIR)
( Print: January 2013, PDF: February 2012 )

This report argues that responding to the dual challenge of reducing energy poverty and mitigating climate change requires a new energy paradigm. Such a paradigm would have renewable energy...

This report argues that responding to the dual challenge of reducing energy poverty and mitigating climate change requires a new energy paradigm. Such a paradigm would have renewable energy...


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Technology and Innovation Report 2012

Innovation, Technology and South-South Collaboration

Series: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Technology and Innovation Report (TIR)
( Print: December 2012, PDF: December 2012 )

This Technology and Innovation Report argues that with the growing importance of developing countries globally, the time is ripe to move beyond analyzing current trends in South-South trade and...

This Technology and Innovation Report argues that with the growing importance of developing countries globally, the time is ripe to move beyond analyzing current trends in South-South trade and...


Report of the Technology and Economics Assessment Panel

Series: Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
( Print: September 2001 )

This publication presents the responses and recommendations of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Technology and Economic Assessment Panel (TEAP) to the requests of action formulated by...

This publication presents the responses and recommendations of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Technology and Economic Assessment Panel (TEAP) to the requests of action formulated by...