This conference, organized by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), Tsinghua University, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, and the German Development Institute (die), is the final conference from the international research project "Technological trajectories for low carbon development in China, Europe and India", generously funded by the Swedish Riksbankens Jubileumsfond under a joint call with Volkswagen Foundation and Compagnia de San Paolo.
The project was jointly carried out by a team of 15 researchers from the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), Institute of Development Studies (IDS) Brighton, Indian Institute of Technology ( IIT) Delhi and the School of Public Policy at Tsinghua University between 2011 and 2014. On the basis of case studies on electromobility and wind turbine technologies, the project explored (a) to what extent different initial conditions lead to diverging technological pathways, (b) how this affects global competition and (c) how international low carbon technology cooperation can navigate the trade-offs between national and global interests.
9.00 Welcoming remarks:Pathways to low carbon: the technological challengeProf. Dr. Dirk Messner, Director, DIE
9.15 Introduction to the conference:The ‘Technological pathways to low carbon’ research agendaDr. Tilman Altenburg, Head of Department, DIE
9.30 Creating and disrupting technological pathways for a low carbon transformationProf. Dr. Arnulf Grübler, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis and Yale UniversityDiscussion
10.10 Low carbon transformation from the angle of political strategyDr. Matthew Lockwood, University of ExeterDiscussion
10.50 Transnational linkages in Asian sustainability experimentsDr. Rob Raven, University of Technology EindhovenDiscussion
11.30 Coffee break
12.00 Old Europe, emerging Asia: Low carbon innovation in an unequal worldProf. Dr. Hubert Schmitz, IDS SussexComment: A Chinese viewpointDr. Yixin Dai, Assistant Professor, Tsinghua University
12.40 Discussion
13.00 Lunch break
This part of the conference presents key findings of our country studies, draws lessons from comparison, and then invites external experts from academia and industry to comment on our findings and offer insights from related research activities.
Electromobility
Project findings
14.00 Lessons from ChinaDr. Chen Ling, Ass. Prof. and Dr. Qunhong Shen, Ass. Prof., Tsinghua University
14.20 Lessons from IndiaAnkur Chaudhary, Researcher Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
14.40 Lessons from France and GermanyDr. Tilman Altenburg, DIE and Prof. Dr. Eike Schamp, Frankfurt University of Frankfurt
15.00 Lessons from the comparison of four countriesProf. Dr. Doris Fischer, University of Würzburg
15.20 Discussion
Wind turbine industry
14.00 Key lessons from ChinaDr. Yixin Dai, Ass. Prof., Dr. Yuan Zhou, Ass. Prof., Tsinghua University
14.20 Key lessons from IndiaAnkita Narain, Researcher, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
14.40 Key lessons from Denmark and GermanyDr. Rasmus Lema, Ass. Prof, Aalborg, University, and Dr. Frauke Urban, SOAS, University of London
15.00 Lessons from the comparison of four countriesDr. Rasmus Lema, Ass. Prof., Aalborg University
16.00 Coffee break
Comments from external experts
16.30 Prof. Dr. David Tyfield Lancaster University
16.50 Prof. Dr. Bernard Jullien, École normale supérieure de Cachan and director of GERPISA1
7.10 Prof. Dr. Henning Hinderer and Prof. Dr. Guy Fournier University of Applied Sciences Pforzheim
17.30 Discussion
16.30 Prof. Poul Houman Andersen, Aalborg University
16.50 Prof. Dr. Rainer Walz, Fraunhofer ISI
17.10 Discussion
18.30 Drinks in the foyer
9.00 Assessing China's role in low carbon technology collaboration and competitionProf. Dr. Xue Lan, Dean, School of Public Policy, Tsinghua UniversityComment: Prof. Dr. Doris Fischer, Uni Würzburg
9.40 Discussion
10.00 Assessing technological trajectories from a low carbon perspective: Prospects and challengesProf. Dr. Ambuj Sagar, Indian Institute of Technology, DelhiComment: Prof. Dr. Peter Hennicke, Wuppertal Institute
10.40 Discussion
11.00 Coffee break
This part of the conference presents important bilateral and multilateral experiences in low carbon technology cooperation and discusses general lessons for low carbon technology cooperation. The main emphasis is on practical ways to balance each nation’s interest in developing competitive advantages with the need for rapid global deployment of low carbons solutions.
11.30 Supporting international technology cooperation in contested marketsDr. Tilman Altenburg, DIE / Shikha Bhasin, Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands
12.00 Bilateral cooperation: Balancing national and global interests in electromobility cooperation programmesChristian Hochfeld, Sino-German Sustainable Mobility Programme
12.30 Lunch break
14.00 Bilateral technology cooperationMarkus Becker, German Fed. Ministry for the Environment, Nature Con-servation, Building & Nuclear SafetyDr. Michael Köberlein, German Fed. Ministry of Economic Cooperation & DevelopmentJulia Crause, KfW and German Climate Technology Initiative DKTIArmin Wagner, GIZ, Senior transport advisorChair: Prof. Doris Fischer, University of Würzburg
14.00 Multilateral technology cooperationTali Trigg, International Energy Agency, Energy Technology Policy DivisionDolf Gielen, Director, IRENA Innovation and Technology CentreDr. Uwe Weber, Team Leader, EU SWITCHAsia Network FacilityMatthew Kennedy, UNFCCC Technology Executive CommitteeChair: Prof. Dr. Ambuj Sagar, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
16.00 Perspectives for international technology cooperation – a summaryProf. Dr. Doris Fischer & Prof. Dr. Ambuj Sagar
Discussion
16.30 End of conference