Adaptive approaches for long-term climate policy

Countries must develop their capacity to credibly revise their nationally determined contributions (NDCs) proportionate to the global climate goal. This paper argues that long-lasting capacity is necessarily embedded in the institutions governing cooperation between state and non-state actors. This institutional capacity for cooperation is determined by the two interactive processes of conception and calibration, where the state plays a definitive role in mediating between competing interests. In conception, the state uses its discretionary power to set the long-term vision, whereas during calibration it exercises flexibility to accommodate concerns and capacity of other actors. We conclude that proportionality of policy response is better understood, and achieved, through the convergence of both these processes. Drawing on climate policy experiences of India and South Africa, we recommend that successful implementation and enhancement of NDCs would require a greater emphasis on capacity building for calibration in developing countries.

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From long-term targets to cumulative emission pathways: Reframing UK climate policy

Energy Policy ◽

10.1016/j.enpol.2008.07.003 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 36 (10) ◽

pp. 3714-3722 ◽

Cited By ~ 64

Author(s):

Kevin Anderson ◽

Alice Bows ◽

Sarah Mander

Keyword(s):

Climate Policy ◽

Cumulative Emission

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Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate: Blockade or Impe- tus for the International Climate Regime?

elni Review ◽

10.46850/elni.2007.013 ◽

2007 ◽

pp. 23-27

Author(s):

Christoph Holtwisch

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Climate Policy ◽

World Economy ◽

Point Of View ◽

Asia Pacific ◽

Climate Regime ◽

International Climate Policy ◽

The Usa ◽

International Climate

The Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate [APP or AP6] is a very new phenomenon in international climate policy. It has important effects on the traditional climate regime formed by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change [FCCC] and its Kyoto Protocol [KP]. From its own point of view, the APP is a grouping of key nations to address serious and long-term challenges, including anthropogenic climate change. The APP partners - Australia, China, India, Japan, South Korea and the USA - represent roughly half the world economy and population, energy consumption and global greenhouse gas emissions. For this reason, this “coalition of the emitting” is – and will be – a central factor in international climate policy.

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Technology transfer and financing: Issues for long term climate policy in developing countries

IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science ◽

10.1088/1755-1307/6/11/112011 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 6 (11) ◽

pp. 112011 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Tirthankar Mandal

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Technology Transfer ◽

Climate Policy

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Implementing long-term climate policy: Three commitment problems

IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science ◽

10.1088/1755-1307/6/50/502003 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 6 (50) ◽

pp. 502003

Author(s):

J Hovi ◽

Detlef Svrinz ◽

A Underdal

Keyword(s):

Climate Policy ◽

Commitment Problems

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Energy Security in Turbulent Times Towards the European Green Deal

Politics and Governance ◽

10.17645/pag.v9i3.4336 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 360-369 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Odysseas Christou

Keyword(s):

Climate Policy ◽

Energy Security ◽

Policy Documents ◽

Policy Adaptation ◽

Turbulent Times ◽

Policy Objectives ◽

Narrow Definition ◽

Energy And Climate Policy ◽

The Eu

This article presents a theoretical approach to energy security. It incorporates the concept of governing through turbulence as both a response to crisis onset and a source of long-term policy adaptation. The article applies this framework to an empirical analysis of the energy and climate policy of the EU through a review of policy documents in the period between 1995 and 2020. The article presents the evolution in the conceptualization of energy security in EU policy from a narrow definition restricted to characteristics of energy supply to an expanded conception that integrates additional elements from associated policy areas. The article argues that the European Green Deal represents the culmination of this process and concludes that the convergence of energy and climate policy objectives reinforces the trend towards the widened conceptual scope of energy security.

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