Common use of Technical Cooperation and Capacity Building Clause in Contracts

Technical Cooperation and Capacity Building. 1. The Parties intend to work together to facilitate cooperation and capacity building, including through sharing knowledge, expertise, and best practices, with a view to supporting the Parties’ inclusive and sustainable transitions to clean economies. This may include, as appropriate: (a) workforce development to advance job opportunities in the region, including through cooperating in basic, higher, and technical-vocational education and training, capacity building, and exchange programs; (b) partnerships for the development and demonstration of low-cost climate technologies including with industry, academia, or research institutions; (c) developing models and tools for analyzing energy, environmental, cross- sectoral and macroeconomic costs and impacts of transitioning to clean economies within the region; (d) supporting infrastructure modernization, pilot and demonstration projects, and carbon market projects; (e) collaboration in project development, including capacity building and technical assistance, to develop a potential pipeline of investment-ready projects and expand access to multilateral and bilateral funding of climate projects in the region; (f) supporting a Party’s development, implementation, and enforcement of its regulations and policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change; and (g) technical exchanges, conferences, workshops, and symposia that facilitate the sharing of knowledge and best practices, and collaboration within the region. Section G: Just Transition Article

Technical Cooperation and Capacity Building. 1. The Parties intend to work together to facilitate cooperation and capacity building, including through sharing knowledge, expertise, and best practices, with a view to supporting the Parties’ inclusive and sustainable transitions to clean economies. This may include, as appropriate: (a) workforce development to advance job opportunities in the region, including through cooperating in basic, higher, and technical-vocational education and training, capacity building, and exchange programs; (b) partnerships for the development and demonstration of low-cost climate technologies including with industry, academia, or research institutions; (c) developing models and tools for analyzing energy, environmental, cross- cross-sectoral and macroeconomic costs and impacts of transitioning to clean economies within the region; (d) supporting infrastructure modernization, pilot and demonstration projects, and carbon market projects; (e) collaboration in project development, including capacity building and technical assistance, to develop a potential pipeline of investment-ready projects and expand access to multilateral and bilateral funding of climate projects in the region; (f) supporting a Party’s development, implementation, and enforcement of its regulations and policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change; and (g) technical exchanges, conferences, workshops, and symposia that facilitate the sharing of knowledge and best practices, and collaboration within the region. Section G: Just Transition Article