Technology Executive Commitee 16

Technology Executive Committee

Sixteenth meeting


13–16 March 2018

Bonn, Germany


1. Opening of the meeting.


2. Organizational matters:

(a) Election of the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Technology Executive Committee for 2018;

(b) Adoption of the agenda;

(c) Organization of work;

(d) Membership matters.


3. Update on relevant meetings, events and initiatives:

(a) Outcomes of the Bonn climate change conference of November 2017; [download presentation]

(b) Outlook of the Bonn climate change conference of April-May 2018; [download presentation]

(c) Technology Facilitation Mechanism;

(d) Others.


4. Matters relating to the Climate Technology Centre and Network. [download presentation]


Various items - update by task forces on their work:


Thematic dialogue on incubators and accelerators

- Opening and rationale

- Session I: Climate technology incubators and accelerators for enhancing innovation [download presentation]

- Video: “Greentown Labs: the largest cleantech startup incubator in the U.S.”

- Session II: Experiences on the ground:

- Video:Cool farming: growing plants in Africa without soil”

- Session III: Accelerating investment in climate technology incubators and accelerators (part 1):

- Session III: Accelerating investment in climate technology incubators and accelerators (part 2): Breakout groups

- Session III: Accelerating investment in climate technology incubators and accelerators (part 3): Breakout groups report back

- Closing


5. Implementation of the rolling workplan for 2016-2018:

(a) Technology needs assessments:

(b) Climate technology financing:

(c) Technologies for mitigation:

(d) Technologies for adaptation:

(e) Innovation and research, development and demonstration:

(f)  Emerging and cross-cutting issues:


Joint session with the WIM ExCom


6. Update of the rolling workplan 2016–2018:


7. Communication and outreach activities [download presentation]


8. Date and venue of the next meetings


9. Other matters


10. Closure of the meeting

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