The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement,
Recalling Article 10 of the Paris Agreement,
1. Also recalling decision 1/CP.21, paragraphs 66 and 68, and decisions 15/CMA.1, 8/CMA.2, 15/CMA.3 and 19/CMA.4,
1. Welcomes the joint annual report of the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network for 2023 and the progress of the implementation of the joint work programme of the Technology Mechanism for 2023–2027 and the technology framework;
2. Also welcomes the enhanced coordination and collaboration between the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network, including through their adoption of new and improved modalities of work for advancing implementation of the joint work programme of the Technology Mechanism for 2023–2027 across their joint activities, including releasing the 2023 edition of their joint publication on technology and nationally determined contributions, and common areas of work;
3. Invites the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network to continue efforts to enhance the exchange of systematic feedback on their work, including by the Technology Executive Committee taking into consideration lessons learned in relation to the provision of technical assistance by the Climate Technology Centre and Network, and the Climate Technology Centre and Network taking into consideration the policy recommendations of the Technology Executive Committee in providing technical assistance to support implementation of the Paris Agreement;
4. Welcomes the engagement of the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network with national designated entities to provide technical and logistical support to them, including through regional forums for national designated entities, and invites the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network to report on the progress of the support provided;
5. Also invites Parties to explore ways of enhancing the provision of technical and logistical support to their national designated entities and improving national-level coordination, including of national designated entities with operational focal points of the Global Environment Facility, national designated authorities of the Green Climate Fund, and designated authorities and national implementing entities of the Adaptation Fund;
6. Notes the Technology Mechanism initiative on artificial intelligence for climate action, the aim of which is to explore the role of artificial intelligence as a technological tool for advancing and scaling up transformative climate solutions for mitigation and adaptation action in developing countries, with a focus on the least developed countries and small island developing States, while also addressing the challenges and risks posed by artificial intelligence, such as energy consumption, data security and the digital divide;
7. Requests the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network to implement the initiative referred to in paragraph 6 above in a manner that gives special attention to the capacity needs for its use and consider how it can support the implementation of technology needs assessment outcomes and the joint work programme of the Technology Mechanism for 2023–2027;
8. Also requests the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network to enhance awareness of artificial intelligence and its potential role in, as well as its impacts on, the implementation of the outcomes of technology needs assessments and the joint work programme of the Technology Mechanism for 2023–2027;
9. Notes the insufficient transfer and deployment of technology in developing countries, encourages the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network to continue collaborating with the operating entities of the Financial Mechanism and relevant financial institutions with a view to enhancing the capacity of developing countries to prepare project proposals and facilitating their access to available funding for technology development and transfer and to implement the results of their technology needs assessments and technical assistance of the Climate Technology Centre and Network, and strengthening the transfer and deployment of technology, and calls for regional balance in this work;
10. Commends the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network on their continued efforts to mainstream gender considerations in the implementation of the joint work programme of the Technology Mechanism for 2023–2027, including the launch of the global roster of gender and climate change technology experts and the endorsement of the Climate Technology Centre and Network gender policy and action plan, and invites them to continue mainstreaming gender considerations in their work;
11. Notes with appreciation the information prepared by the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network on their action taken in response to the mandates from the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement at its fourth session and the subsidiary bodies at their fifty-seventh sessions and invites the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network to provide such information in their joint annual reports;
12. Expresses appreciation for the voluntary financial and other contributions received for the work under the Technology Mechanism and encourages the provision of enhanced support for that work through financial and other resources;
13. Notes with concern that gender balance in the composition of the Technology Executive Committee and the Advisory Board of the Climate Technology Centre and Network has not yet been achieved;
