For developing countries, the bulk of technological
progress comes from the adoption and adaptation of
pre-existing but new-to-market technologies; and through
the spread of such technologies across sectors, within a
country (World Bank 2008). In the decades ahead, most of
the growth in global energy demand – 90% by 2030 – will
come from emerging countries. If greenhouse gas emissions
are to be constrained, and a low carbon economy
achieved, large-scale clean technology deployment is
therefore especially vital in the developing world. Also
critical is crafting an innovation model that fits the
particular conditions and needs of developing countries.