Challenges to Turkey’s Transition to a Low-Carbon Urban Development: A Roadmap for an Effective Climate Change Policy

2019 ◽  
pp. 261-279
Author(s):  
Osman Balaban
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Climate Change Policy ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Change Policy

scholarly journals Climate Change Policy and Power Sector Reform in Mexico under the Golden Age of Gas

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
José María Valenzuela ◽  
Isabel Studer
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Policy ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
The Political ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Political Commitment ◽  
Change Policy ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Term Energy ◽  
The One

Mexico’s low-carbon technology perspectives show lack of coherence with the rising ambition in climate change commitments, for which Mexico is internationally praised. The comparison of two recent energy reforms, corresponding to two administrations, explains this lack of coherence by, on the one hand, the permanence of a strong climate institutional framework devised as a means to increase energy security and, on the other hand, the political commitment to reduce electricity tariffs through the access to low-priced gas in North America. The chapter underscores the political economy trade-offs between the need for a strong climate commitment that provides a stable long-term energy transition pathway and the political and economic short-term benefits derived from low electricity tariffs.

Brazilian Climate Change Law

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Alvarenga Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Policy ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Governance Structure ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Mitigation And Adaptation ◽  
Change Policy

This chapter examines the climate change policy of Brazil. In 2010 at the Sixteenth Conference of Parties in Cancún, Brazil announced its voluntary national target of significantly reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions between 36.1 per cent and 38.9 per cent of projected emissions by 2020. These targets were defined in the Brazilian National Policy on Climate Change (PNMC). The PNMC establishes principles, guidelines, and economic instruments for reaching the national voluntary targets. It relies on sectoral plans for mitigation and adaptation to climate change in order to facilitate the move towards a low-carbon economy. The PNMC defined various aspects related to the measurement of goals, formulation of sectoral plans and of action plans for the prevention and control of deforestation in all Brazilian biomes, and governance structure.

Prospects for Climate Change Litigation in China

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (02) ◽  
pp. 349-377 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yue Zhao ◽  
Shuang Lyu ◽  
Zhu Wang
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Policy ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Regulatory State ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Public Interest Litigation ◽  
Legal Rules ◽  
Legal Traditions ◽  
Change Policy ◽  
The Impact

AbstractWhile legal scholarship seeks mainly to assess the impact of climate change litigation (CCL) on the regulatory state and on climate change policy in common law countries, the potential influence of government climate policy on the judicial practices of jurisdictions with different legal traditions attracts much less attention. This article fills the gaps by exploring how courts in China, an authoritarian country with a civil law tradition, react to government climate policies and how this judicial response might affect relevant legal rules and eventually contribute to climate regulation. An empirical analysis of 177 Chinese judicial cases reveals that CCL in China consists mostly of contract-based civil actions steered by the government's low-carbon policies. Moreover, although the prospects of CCL against public authorities in China remain very bleak, there is scope for the emergence of tort-based CCL, backed by government policies. In this respect, recent tort-based public interest litigation on air pollution in China may serve as a substitute or, more promisingly, a gateway to the emergence of a tort-based branch of Chinese CCL.

scholarly journals Breaking the Treadmill? Climate Change Policy Networks and the Prospects for Low Carbon Futures in Australia and Finland

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (11) ◽  
pp. 1380-1398
Author(s):  
Tuomas Ylä-Anttila ◽  
Antti Gronow ◽  
Aasa Karimo ◽  
James Goodman ◽  
Francesca da Rimini
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Policy ◽  
Policy Networks ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Change Policy

Replacing the policy scattergun with a scalpel: setting energy policy in a greenhouse gas constrained environment

2013 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 450
Author(s):  
Stephen Martin ◽  
Nathan Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emission ◽  
Climate Change Policy ◽  
Energy Sector ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Change Policy ◽  
Objective Evidence ◽  
Energy Options

Policy uncertainty is a significant issue for all companies in the energy sector. It is particularly problematic when policy decisions are made to change the nature of the energy sector, both now and during the coming decades. Government climate change policy has the potential to reshape the exploration and development of both oil and gas reserves.The energy sector requires policy certainty to undertake long-term decisions. This can occur only when government makes socially sustainable, robust, and well-reasoned climate change policy. The core challenge is determining the merit of different choices given the magnitude of uncertainty that needs to be dealt with. Quantifying the uncertainty of technological innovation, future greenhouse gas emission costs, and capital and operating costs over time allows for the comparison of alternative policies to encourage the deployment of low-carbon technologies. A reliable and affordable supply of energy is a fundamental component to a vibrant economy. CEDA’s research project, Australia’s energy options, has sought to provide objective evidence for informed decision making. It has involved three policy perspectives examining Australia’s nuclear options: renewables and efficiency; unconventional energy options; and, a reform agenda that would enhance the energy sector’s efficiency, security, and effectiveness. This extended abstract builds on this extensive research and discusses how governments at all levels can deal with the uncertainty of climate change and make long-term decisions that will underpin investment decisions across the energy sector.

scholarly journals An Analysis of the Effects of Climate Change Policy, Stakeholder Pressure, and Corporate Carbon Management on Carbon Efficiency on the Korean Petrochemical Industry

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 4420 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soo-Hyun Lee ◽  
Su-Yol Lee
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Climate Change Policy ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Carbon Policy ◽  
Carbon Efficiency ◽  
Stakeholder Pressure ◽  
Change Policy ◽  
Wide Range

Climate change is a challenging issue for government and society as well as in business circles; it has the potential to transform the competitive business environment entirely. This study analyzed the carbon efficiency of petrochemical companies subject to the Target Management System, a Korean carbon policy. The results of data envelopment analysis of 20 Korean petrochemical companies over three years yield some interesting findings. First, companies showed a wide range of carbon efficiency ranging from 0.05 (the least efficient) to 1.00 (the most efficient). Second, because this gap is so wide, the effect of the TMS carbon policy was not apparent. Third, pressure from media and financial investors facilitates carbon efficiency. Fourth, firms’ efforts toward low-carbon product/technology development also improve carbon efficiency. This study provides some implications for managers and policy-makers who wish to foster firms’ competitiveness and reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the same time.

scholarly journals An Institutional Analysis of Climate Finance in Thailand

2015 ◽  
pp. 59-74
Author(s):  
Kanittha Tambunlertchai ◽  
Sujitra Vassanadumrongdee ◽  
Buntoon Srethasirote
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Resource Allocation ◽  
Resource Use ◽  
Climate Change Policy ◽  
Institutional Arrangement ◽  
Climate Finance ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
National Goal ◽  
Change Policy ◽  
Institutional Infrastructure

While the institutional infrastructure to coordinate climate change policy in Thailand alreadyexists, previous studies have identified an important gap in this infrastructure. An institutional arrangement/coordinating mechanism is needed to oversee coordination of resource allocation and utilization among government agenciesin order to achieve the national goal of a low carbon and resilient society. This paper reviews current policies and institutions related to climate changeand recommends a new Sub-committee on Climate Finance be established under the National Climate Change Committee (NCCC). Alternatively, the existing sub-committee could be renamedas a Sub-committee on Climate Finance and Planning. Having a specific coordinating mecha-nism on climate finance would facilitate the government’s oversight of allocation of financial resources, tracking and monitoring of resource use, and also serve as a check point for resource allocation to prevent redundancy in terms of activities and allocated climate change funds. Thisinstitutional proposal may also be relevant and applicable to other developing countries facing similar challenges.

scholarly journals Assessing and Prioritizing the Climate Change Policy Objectives for Sustainable Development in Pakistan

Symmetry ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 1203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Waqas Ahmed ◽  
Qingmei Tan ◽  
Ghulam Muhammad Shaikh ◽  
Hamid Waqas ◽  
Nadeem Ahmed Kanasro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Fuzzy Ahp ◽  
Climate Change Policy ◽  
Town Planning ◽  
Extreme Weather Events ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Natural Ecosystems ◽  
Change Policy ◽  
Policy Objectives

The world is facing the observable and direct impacts of climate change in the shape of extreme weather events, irregular precipitation, glacial melt, sea-level rise, an asymmetric average temperature trends, higher oceanic temperatures, damage to natural ecosystems, and biodiversity. In 2015, collective wisdom stirred the global community to agree upon two unprecedented milestones in recent human history—the Paris agreement and sustainable development goals (SDGs). The twin global agreements set a platform for collective efforts to secure socio-economic and climatic sustainability. Pakistan also joined the board to put forth policy interventions for the mitigation and adaption of climate change risks to maintain symmetry between the environmental quality and economic development. The government of Pakistan (GOP) formulated the National Climate Change Policy (NCCP (2012)) and passed the Pakistan Climate Change Act (PCCA (2017)) to provide an impetus for the implementation of the NCCP. Yet, an appropriate assessment and prioritization of the objectives of the NCCP are indispensable for productive and effective policies to achieve the targets. This study serves this purpose by prioritizing the climate change policy objectives (CCPOs) based on symmetric principles, i.e., energy, transport, urban and town planning, industry, and agriculture as criteria, with 17 sub-criteria in total. The fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (AHP) results show that the energy sector is the most pivotal while implementing the NCCP. Energy production is the most critical area that needs mitigation policy intervention for shifting the energy mix of the economy from high-carbon to low-carbon energy. The fuzzy AHP analysis further revealed the railway, population and urbanization, air pollution, crop growing practices and techniques as the most important related to transport, urban planning, industry, and agriculture sub-criteria, respectively. The fuzzy VIseKriterijumska Optimizacija I Kompromisno Resenje (VIKOR) analysis showed the ranking of the CCPOs from high to low through the integration of policies, institutional capacity building, water security, natural resource management, natural disaster management, environmental financial structure development, and social sector development. The findings of the present research would be helpful for experts and policymakers to re-examine the NCCP and put forth action plans to achieve sustainable climate and SDGs.

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