Overcoming barriers to low carbon technology transfer and deployment: An exploration of the impact of projects in developing and emerging economies

Through a case study investigation, this paper critically reviews and explores the impact of a number of projects within developing and emerging economies that are advancing low carbon technologies. It is in response to the challenge of better understanding the broad effect of imperfections and barriers that may alter the acceleration of such technologies. In analysing the impact of a number of projects, it highlights the challenges that projects are encountering and attempts to provide some valuable guidance for policy makers. The paper considers the realms of regulatory, institutional, financial and information frameworks that may prevent the accelerated development of markets for low carbon technologies. It concludes that such barriers have implications for energy policy and presents some lessons and potential actions that can aid policy makers, market actors and technology innovators in understanding the transfer and deployment of low carbon technologies. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.