Integration of climate change mitigation and sustainable development planning: Lessons from a national planning process in Nigeria

AbstractThis article assesses the effectiveness of the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in meeting its twin aims of emission reductions and sustainable development. To date, the CDM has failed to achieve these goals. This article argues that the CDM’s shortcomings are due to path dependence, with the CDM stuck at a suboptimal equilibrium of insufficient institutions, capital and leadership. A reform scheme involving foreign direct investment, foreign aid and CDM amendments is prescribed for pushing the CDM to a more efficient and prosperous path. A properly functioning CDM would afford both developed and developing countries the opportunity to secure a more sustainable economic and environmental future.

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Measuring the sustainable development implications of climate change mitigation

Environmental Research Letters ◽

10.1088/1748-9326/ab9966 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (8) ◽

pp. 085004 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Shinichiro Fujimori ◽

Tomoko Hasegawa ◽

Kiyoshi Takahashi ◽

Hancheng Dai ◽

Jing-Yu Liu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Sustainable Development ◽

Climate Change Mitigation ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

Change Mitigation

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Sustainable development and climate change mitigation at the rural municipal level in Austria: Tracing policy diffusion, process dynamics and political change

GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society ◽

10.14512/gaia.30.3.12 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 30 (3) ◽

pp. 189-197

Author(s):

Judith Feichtinger ◽

Therese Stickler ◽

Klaus Schuch ◽

Wolfgang Lexer

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Sustainable Development ◽

Climate Change Mitigation ◽

Local Level ◽

Policy Diffusion ◽

Political Commitment ◽

High Expectations ◽

Rural Government ◽

Structural Problems ◽

Change Mitigation

It is widely acknowledged that municipalities play an important role in the transition towards sustainable development and climate change mitigation. But how well do they really meet these expectations? Focusing on the diffusion of pertinent policies in local, rural Austria, we analyse whether the policy diffusion has induced procedural, political and programmatic effects and, if so, how it was accomplished. The results fall short of expectations.Although it is widely acknowledged that municipalities play an important role in the transition towards sustainable development and climate change mitigation, there is a notable lack of studies focusing on the diffusion of pertinent policies at the local level. This paper analyses the diffusion of sustainable development and climate change mitigation policies in rural Austrian municipalities. We scrutinise the policy diffusion rates and patterns. In doing so, we ask whether policy diffusion has induced procedural, political and programmatic effects within the rural government context and, if so, how these changes were accomplished. The results show that the lack of political commitment, political incoherency and insufficient support are major barriers impeding diffusion and implementation. Insufficient programmatic effects are explained by the fact that only “easier” measures have so far been implemented. These “easy” measures stop short of profoundly tackling structural problems or challenging current practices. In contrast to the high expectations regarding the role of municipalities in transitioning towards sustainability and climate-friendly practices, municipalities appear not to have the competencies nor the capacities to implement far-reaching, system-changing measures on their own.

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Editorial: Increasing the Ambition of Climate Change Mitigation in Agriculture Whilst Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Food Policy Aims

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems ◽

10.3389/fsufs.2021.684731 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 ◽

Author(s):

Claudia Heidecke ◽

Eva Wollenberg ◽

Robert Rees

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Sustainable Development ◽

Climate Change Mitigation ◽

Sustainable Development Goals ◽

Food Policy ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

Development Goals ◽

Change Mitigation

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Global energy trilemma

Russian Journal of Economics ◽

10.32609/j.ruje.6.58683 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

pp. 437-462

Author(s):

Leonid M. Grigoryev ◽

Dzhanneta D. Medzhidova

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Sustainable Development ◽

Global Economy ◽

Climate Change Mitigation ◽

Energy Poverty ◽

Global Energy ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

Global Recession ◽

Wide Range ◽

Change Mitigation

The international community has become increasingly concerned with sustainable development and particularly with preventing climate change. The COVID-19 pandemic and global recession of 2020 will exacerbate the situation not just for 2020–2021, but for many years to come. Sadly, it is a game-changer. The necessity to solve problems of poverty (energy poverty) and inequality, as well as growth and climate change mitigation, now haunts intellectuals, forecasters, and politicians. These three problems constitute the global energy trilemma (GET). There is a wide range of forecasts, scenarios, and political plans emerging after the Paris Agreement in 2015. They demonstrate concerns about the slow progress on the matter; however, they still increase the goals for 2030–2050. The global capital formation is a key tool for changes while also representing the hard-budget investment constraints. This article examines practical features of recent trends in energy, poverty, and climate change mitigation, arguing that allocation and coordinated management of sufficient financial resources are vital for a simultaneous solution of GET. No group of countries can hope to solve each of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) separately. The global economy has reached the point where it has an urgent need for cooperation.

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