TY - JOUR AU - Perot, Emma AB - as industrialization has grow n.e Th least-developed • This article considers the absence of enforceable countries make the smallest contributions to carbon technology transfer obligations within the Paris emissions, yet suffer the worst consequences with the Agreement. It acknowledges that the patent sys- majority of climate-related death s. Tackling the cli- tem is an imperfect incentive for innovation but mate crisis is difficult because the countries that need to that patent protection is necessary for research increase reliance on fossil fuels for economic growth to and development. feed their emerging economies are those that are likely to suffer the most from the impact of climate change. Email: emma.perot@sta.uwi.edu . Thank you to Ilisha Manerikar for her invaluable research assistance and to Dr Justin Koo for his comments on this paper. 3 Chun Jiang XM, ‘e im Th pact of financial development on carbon 1 Alam MS ‘Colonialism and Industrialization: Empirical Results’ (2012). emissions: a global perspective’ (2019) 11 Sustainability 5240. Available at SSRN https://ssrncom/abstrac= t 203113 (accessed 20 4 UNCTAD, ‘Smallest Footprints, Largest Impacts: Least Developed February 2023). Countries Need Adjust Sustainable Transition’ (UNCTAD, 1 October 2 Shabalala D, ‘Intellectual property climate change and development’ 2021). Available a ht TI - Technology transfer, climate change and the developing countries: the difficulties posed by green patents JF - Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice DO - 10.1093/jiplp/jpad039 DA - 2023-05-11 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/technology-transfer-climate-change-and-the-developing-countries-the-mTuQIV6OYc SP - 397 EP - 406 VL - 18 IS - 5 DP - DeepDyve ER -