{"id":45019,"date":"2023-03-16T22:27:26","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T23:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/?p=45019"},"modified":"2023-03-16T23:36:03","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T23:36:03","slug":"embrace-green-tech-revolution-or-risk-falling-behind-new-un-report-warns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/2023\/03\/16\/embrace-green-tech-revolution-or-risk-falling-behind-new-un-report-warns\/","title":{"rendered":"Embrace green tech revolution or risk falling behind, new UN report warns"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cWe are at the beginning of a technological revolution <\/strong>based on green technologies,\u201d UNCTAD<\/a> Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan said. \u201cThis new wave of technological change will have a formidable impact<\/strong> on the global economy.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 17 frontier technologies<\/strong> covered in UNCTAD\u2019s Technology and Innovation Report 2023<\/a> have the potential to create market revenues of more than $9.5 trillion by 2030, about three times the size of India\u2019s economy today.<\/p>\n

Coherent action<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Used to produce goods and services with smaller carbon footprints<\/strong>, the new wave of green technologies spans artificial intelligence<\/strong> to electric vehicles<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The report calls for coherent policy action<\/strong> to enable developing countries to profit from green tech<\/strong> or risk facing growing economic inequalities, as developed countries reap most of the benefits.<\/p>\n

\u201cDeveloping countries must capture more of the value being created in this technological revolution to grow their economies,\u201d Ms. Grynspan said. \u201cMissing this technological wave<\/strong> because of insufficient policy attention or lack of targeted investment in building capacities would have long-lasting negative implications<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Early adopters advance faster<\/strong><\/h2>\n

While green tech exports from developing nations rose<\/strong> to $75 billion from $57 billion between 2018 and 2021, their share of the global market fell<\/strong> to 33 per cent from 48 per cent. During the same period, green exports from developed countries jumped to $156 billion from $60 billion.<\/p>\n

UNCTAD\u2019s analysis shows that developing countries must act quickly<\/strong> and move to a development trajectory leading to more diversified, productive, and competitive economies. Previous technological revolutions have shown that early adopters can move ahead quicker<\/strong> and create lasting advantages.<\/p>\n

Wanted: agency and urgency<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Proactive industrial, innovation, and energy policies targeting green technologies are needed<\/strong> in developing countries so they can benefit from the green tech revolution, said Shamika N. Sirimanne, director of UNCTAD’s technology and logistics division.<\/p>\n

\u201cDeveloping countries need agency and urgency in coming up with the right policy responses,\u201d she said. \u201cAs developing countries respond to today\u2019s urgent interconnected crises, they also need to take strategic, long-term action<\/strong> to build innovation and technological capacities to spur sustainable economic growth and increase their resilience to future crises<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n

UNCTAD calls on governments in developing countries to align environmental, science, technology, innovation, and industrial policies<\/strong>, and urges them to prioritize investment in greener and more complex sectors and provide incentives to shift consumer demand towards greener goods.<\/p>\n

The report also calls for an international programme to guarantee purchases of tradable green items<\/strong>, coordinated green technology research at the multinational level, increased support for regional centres of excellence<\/strong> for green technologies and innovation, and a multilateral fund<\/strong> to stimulate green innovations and enhance cooperation between countries.<\/p>\n

\u2018Least ready\u2019 countries<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The report\u2019s \u201cfrontier technology readiness index<\/strong>\u201d shows that very few developing countries have the capacities needed to profit from such green tech as blockchain, drones, gene editing, nanotechnology, and solar power.<\/p>\n

Ranking 166 countries based on ICT, skills, research and development, industrial capacity, and finance indicators, the index is dominated by such high-income economies as the Netherlands, Singapore, Sweden and the United States. It also shows that countries in Latin America, the Caribbean and sub-Saharan Africa<\/strong> are the least ready to harness frontier technologies and are at risk<\/strong> of missing current technological opportunities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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