6 December 2010
UNFCCC Publishes Correction to Technology Research and Development Report
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The report and correction were considered by the 33rd session of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA 33) in Cancun, Mexico.

1 December 2010: The UNFCCC Secretariat has published a corrigendum (FCCC/SBSTA/2010/INF.11/Corr.1) to paragraph 11 of the report on options to facilitate collaborative technology research and development.

The amended paragraph now reads: “The UNFCCC could play a facilitative role in these collaborative R&D activities rather than overseeing or managing these activities. By far the most collaborative R&D would be undertaken at the international and national levels through a variety of public and private entities. For example, the UNFCCC could facilitate these activities after the identification of key gaps through a top-down analysis of existing activities and programmes; at the same time, the process should also be responsive to a bottom-up identification of needs through technology needs assessments (TNAs), nationally appropriate mitigation actions and other existing activities.” This report was considered by the 33rd session of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA 33) in Cancun, Mexico. [The Corrigendum]