Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/80983 
Year of Publication: 
2013
Series/Report no.: 
WIDER Working Paper No. 2013/055
Publisher: 
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), Helsinki
Abstract: 
Foreign aid and technology transfer are an essential means, especially for the least developed countries, towards meeting the Millennium Development Goals as well as facilitating adaptation to, and mitigation of, climate change. The deployment of technologies harvesting renewable energy flows and efficiency improvements is the key for improving access to modern energy services and mitigating climate change. However, support of sustainable energy, until recent, has been the step-child of foreign aid and its efficacy has been questioned. This paper reviews what the literature has to offer as to the effectiveness of foreign aid for sustainable energy and climate mitigation.
Subjects: 
official development assistance
foreign aid
climate change mitigation
renewables
good practices
JEL: 
F35
Q20
Q40
Q54
ISBN: 
978-92-9230-632-8
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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