Visualising Technology Needs for Non-Annex I Parties of the Paris Agreement

Abstract

The Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN), the implementation arm of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), is a global network of technology institutions that aid countries requesting technical or non - technical assistan ce in meeting their contributions to the Paris Agreement. The CTCN analyses climate plans submitted by countries to the UNFCCC to understand trends in climate technologies being prioritised and tracks climate technology needs to ensure its network has the capacity to meet these changing technology needs. CTCN relies on synthesis reports to communicate vital information from countries' expressed needs and requests over time. This paper explores an interactive approach to visualising the prioritisation of cli mate technology needs and how these are connected between countries. First, climate technology prioritisation and needs were analysed for non - annex I countries. This information was then used to create an application that parses climate technologies to cre ate an interactive network diagram, prioritising any subset of countries analysed and providing easy access to underlying data. The tool also highlights areas where countries require assistance and guidance from CTCN in determining their technology needs. Outputs from the tool were then used to analyse how climate technology needs in two regional case studies align with expected impacts of climate change to highlight how the tool fits in the wider ecosystem of climate technologies analysis. The team was inv ited to present the tool and analysis, and reflection on the team’s involvement, at the Conference of the Parties 26 held in Glasgow, Scotland in November of 2021