United Nations University – MERIT · What do “green windows of opportunity” mean for developing countries? Episode 11 of the Director’s Corner Podcast series: Director Bartel Van de Walle speaks with Dr. Rasmus Lema, Associate Professor at UNU-MERIT In this conversation, Bartel and Rasmus discuss the ‘green tech revolution’ as described in the UNCTAD Technology and Innovation Report 2023, which Rasmus made significant contributions to with his research....
A joint post by Dr Rasmus Lema (UNU-MERIT) and Dr Clovis Freire (UNCTAD) Hydrogen will play a crucial role in the mounting global efforts to decarbonize our economic systems in the coming decades. Many developing countries have the potential to influence the hydrogen economy, which may provide one-fifth of total energy demand by 2050, especially in those areas that are difficult to electrify. This opens green windows of opportunity for economic development and diversification. Green hydrogen cou...