Private Governance in Developing Countries: Drivers of Voluntary Carbon Offset Programs

被引:19
作者
Andonova, Liliana B. [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Sun, Yixian [4 ]
机构
[1] Grad Inst Int & Dev Studies, Int Relat Polit Sci, Geneva, Switzerland
[2] Harvard Univ, Sustainabil Sci, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
[3] European Univ Inst, Florence, Italy
[4] Yale Univ, Sch Forestry & Environm Studies, New Haven, CT 06520 USA
基金
瑞士国家科学基金会;
关键词
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE; CLIMATE-CHANGE; POLITICS; DIFFUSION; POLICY; DECARBONIZATION; PARTICIPATION; CERTIFICATION; INSTITUTIONS; PARTNERSHIPS;
D O I
10.1162/glep_a_00496
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
In the Paris Agreement era of climate governance, private market-based initiatives are expected to play a catalytic role in achieving global commitments. However, the literature has been largely silent on the political causes of the variable and often limited uptake of such initiatives in the Global South. This article uses original project-level data to investigate the participation in voluntary carbon offset (VCO) programs across developing countries. We argue that, paradoxically, access to formal international institutions and linkages with domestic priorities are key factors for participation in voluntary carbon markets, reducing asymmetries in information, capacity, and interest in developing contexts. Our statistical analysis finds that institutions such as the Clean Development Mechanism and targeted foreign aid, as well as domestic concerns such as climate vulnerability and advancing renewable energy, shape in important ways the variable engagement in VCO projects. Our analysis also suggests that the design of private regulations can be fine-tuned to better capture synergies between local concerns and transnational climate action.
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页码:99 / 122
页数:24
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