From emissions trading to the European Green Deal: the evolution of the climate policy mix and climate policy integration in the EU

Journal of European Public Policy, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 30(3), P. 445 - 468

Published: Sept. 9, 2022

This article analyses the development of mix EU climate policy instruments and level integration (CPI) in twenty-first century. Complementing established criteria ambition stringency, analysis instrument CPI enables a fuller assessment transformational potential governance. We argue that both have significantly advanced towards matching 'super-wicked' nature challenge, although important gaps challenges remain addressing all relevant sectors, barriers drivers. First, governance has 'thickened' through stepwise layering various economic, regulatory, procedural, informational instruments. Second, this thickening gone hand with an expansion strengthening CPI. The European Green Deal promises to further complement universalise prioritise CPI, but major initiatives be proposed realised for propel needed comprehensive transformation.

Language: Английский

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How policy growth affects policy implementation: bureaucratic overload and policy triage

Journal of European Public Policy, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 31(2), P. 324 - 351

Published: Jan. 8, 2023

While policies pile up in modern democracies, the effect of policy growth on implementation has not been addressed so far. Implementation research focused individual instead studying challenges organizations face dealing with growing stocks. In this paper, we address gap three ways. First, introduce novel concept organizational 'policy triage' which captures effectiveness from an rather than a policy-based perspective. Second, develop theoretical framework to account for variations prevalence triage across organizations. We argue that is affected by interplay several factors related (1) overload vulnerability and (2) compensation. Third, provide initial empirical test our conceptual considerations through four comparative case studies environmental Ireland England.

Language: Английский

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The Rise of Anti-Net Zero Populism in the UK: Comparing Rhetorical Strategies for Climate Policy Dismantling

Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis Research and Practice, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 26(3-4), P. 332 - 350

Published: Aug. 22, 2023

This article explores a backlash against the net zero greenhouse gas emissions target within UK. It introduces term "anti-net populism" to analyse ideological and opportunistic counter-movements working undermine climate policy. builds conceptual framework based on literatures "policy dismantling" "discursive opportunity structures" how right-wing populists seek goal dismantle policies. The compares these efforts across six specific policy areas involved in pursuing zero. Overall, it contributes understanding roles of discourse for dismantling, comparative strategies pursued

Language: Английский

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Investigating the politics of democratic legitimacy in EU climate policymaking: the special case of Fit for 55

Journal of European Integration, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 47(2), P. 237 - 255

Published: Feb. 17, 2025

Language: Английский

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Climate policy: from complexity to consensus?

Journal of European Public Policy, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 30(3), P. 401 - 424

Published: Dec. 27, 2022

Most governments aim for net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050, but none know fully how to get there. The papers in this special issue examine the role of climate governance action, addressing three research questions: a) what characterizes enduring governance, b) which factors drive developments, and c) can these be sustained within polity? In introductory article, we present ideal-typical models that provide answers questions. are, respectively, market failure, socio-technological transition, public support models. Political science, as a discipline, is ideally suited contribute further development model, bears much promise sustaining energy transition. issue's contributions highlight two concepts crucial regarding governance: complexity consensus. These mutually constitutive: policy packages question, including its (heterogenous) societal dimensions, will have greater chance being more efficacious less contested.

Language: Английский

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Climate Policy Ambition: Exploring A Policy Density Perspective

Politics and Governance, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 10(3)

Published: June 15, 2022

National policy ambition plays a central role in climate change governance under the Paris Agreement and is now focus of rapidly emerging literature. In this contribution, we argue that can be captured by level national activity, which accordance with existing literature should referred to as “policy density.” study, measure density drawing on three publicly available databases. All measurements show an upward trend adoption policy. However, our empirical comparison also reveals differences between regard degree expansion sectoral coverage, are due type policies For first time, compare patterns within each database (2000–2019) reveal while they different, nonetheless potentially complementary. Since choice resulting measurement ultimately depend questions posed researchers, conclude discussing whether some better answered than others.

Language: Английский

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Green industrial policy can strengthen carbon pricing but not replace it

Energy Research & Social Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 116, P. 103669 - 103669

Published: July 11, 2024

Carbon pricing has received prominent support as the key policy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Yet, in context of heightened geopolitical tensions and risks supply chain disruptions, makers are increasingly resorting green industrial policies deployment clean energy technologies. This Perspective discusses whether this development represents a paradigm shift design climate assesses arguments for against carbon policies. Our analysis addresses implications economic efficiency, security supply, distributional concerns political economy issues. We find that can by lowering market barriers technology diffusion strengthening policy. we also emphasize price should be an essential element any effective mitigation mix is optimal unique each location. In EU, mainly employed complement deal with additional barriers. US, contrast, could used strategically try build resistance price.

Language: Английский

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Empty promises: Some requirements for a successful implementation of decarbonisation strategies in developing countries

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 977, P. 179409 - 179409

Published: April 15, 2025

Decarbonisation strategies are crucial for mitigating the adverse effects of climate change and achieving sustainable development. However, successful implementation these in developing countries remains a significant challenge due to resource constraints, competing development priorities, institutional barriers. This paper provides comprehensive overview decarbonisation efforts impacts through an extensive review existing research, reports, case studies. The research includes detailed examination initiatives, complemented by studies from seven industrialised (USA, EU27, Germany, Italy, France, Finland, Australia) six (China, Brazil, South Africa, India, Mexico, Kenya). These showcase practical illustrate current trends decarbonisation. findings underscore importance political will, financial resources, technological capacity, social acceptance as critical requirements countries. emphasises need international cooperation, capacity-building, aligning goals with broader socio-economic objectives ensure contribute meaningfully

Language: Английский

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The role of policy design in policy continuation and ratcheting-up of policy ambition

Policy and Society, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 42(4), P. 478 - 492

Published: Sept. 18, 2023

Abstract Effectively addressing grand societal challenges like climate change and environmental degradation requires policy intervention that is not only continuous but also increasing in ambition over time. However, negative feedback could lead to policies being weakened or even discontinued after a while. An important unresolved question, therefore, whether can be deliberately designed survive (i.e., “stick”) and, ideally, replaced with more ambitious ones time “ratchet up”). We bridge design scholarship derive hypotheses on the effects of two features—“intensity” measure policies’ overall design) “specificity” targeted focus)—on (dis-)continuation ratcheting-up (-down) ambition. Focusing design, we contribute theorization empirical understanding endogenous factors behind change. test our an event history dataset 627 low-carbon energy eight developed countries. Conducting multilevel survival analysis, find statistically significant evidence intense less ones, i.e., ratcheting-down specific are likely policies, Based these novel insights, discuss how navigate complex dynamics. In this sense, approach contributes discussion about “forward-looking” potential sciences.

Language: Английский

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Anticipatory climate policy mix pathways: a framework for ex-ante construction and assessment applied to the road transport sector

Climate Policy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 30

Published: Sept. 26, 2024

Language: Английский

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