A WTO declaration on intellectual property rights on green technologies may likely never become a reality. In this post, I examine some alternative mechanisms to promote and develop green technologies around the world.

A WTO declaration on intellectual property rights on green technologies may likely never become a reality. In this post, I examine some alternative mechanisms to promote and develop green technologies around the world.
There is an urgent need to disseminate and transfer climate-related technologies to developing countries. Should a declaration on IPRs on climate technologies be made in the WTO regime to ease the developing countries’ access to these technologies?