In co-operation with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the EPO has produced a policy brief to provide evidence on the latest trends in climate change mitigation technologies (CCMT) innovation and dissemination with a focus on renewable energy technologies, showing that patents support deployment.

• The number and commercial value of CCMT inventions are growing globally
• Most innovation takes place in the energy sector, with renewables driving the growth
• The integration of ICTs into renewable energy technologies remains a key challenge
• Climate policy is a main driver of innovation in CCMTs
• Inventive activity in CCMTs is mainly concentrated in a few regions of the world but diversity of inventor countries is growing
• Patents support the deployment of CCMTs

http://www.epo.org/news-issues/technology/sustainable-technologies/clean-energy.html

http://documents.epo.org/projects/babylon/eponet.nsf/0/C6AD54B736F9B9E5C125814E0040E951/$FILE/Development_and_deployment_of_climate_change_mitigation_technologies-Policy_Brief_en.pdf