Climate Technology Progress Report 2023 - Speed and Scale for Urban Systems Transformation

   The world is at a critical turning point in the battle against the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, a crisis that knows no boundaries and has cross-generational impacts. The number of extreme weather events over the last 30 years has been staggering, and 2023 has been no exception. It is evident, though, that current levels of climate technology implementation are inadequate to address this challenge. Meeting national and international climate targets requires efficient and rapid scaling up of the implementation and use of climate technologies, which, in addition to climate objectives, also have significant co-benefits.

   The 28th UN Climate Conference, or the Conference of the Parties (COP), is a pivotal opportunity for the international community to scale up climate action. Climate finance, along with technology transfer and capacity-building, will be key issues and the COP Presidency has called for private and public-sector stakeholders to commit funding and technology for system transformations.

   This event launches the Climate Technology Progress Report 2023, which is a collaboration between UNEP-CCC and the UNFCCC Technology Mechanism, being the Technology Executive Committee (TEC) and the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN). The report asks the following questions, all within the context of enhancing technology development and transfer:
1. What progress is being made?
2. What has enabled it?
3. Where are the gaps?
4. Building on this understanding, how do we better enhance climate technology development and transfer?
The report has been prepared by an international team of 33 experienced scientists.

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