The Comparative Politics of Climate Change Mitigation Measures: Who Promotes Carbon Sinks and Why?

被引:20
作者
Rottereng, Jo-Kristian S. [1 ]
机构
[1] Norwegian Univ Sci & Technol, Polit Sci, Trondheim, Norway
关键词
CO2; CAPTURE; STORAGE; COOPERATION; LEGISLATION; GOVERNANCE;
D O I
10.1162/GLEP_a_00444
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
This article presents an analysis of twenty-six industrialized countries' support for the carbon-sequestration-based mitigation measures carbon capture and storage (CCS) and reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) during the 2007-2014 period. The article explores whether these proposed solutions to climate change share characteristics that make them feasible for reasons that can be observed in cross-national patterns. Insights from political economy, public policy, and international relations form a triply engaged theoretical framework. Relationships are tested using bivariate statistics and multivariate regressions. The analysis reveals that the same states show stronger support for both CCS and REDD+, and mostly for the same reasons. Proponents of such measures are generally petroleum-producing, large, and affluent, and they do not take on more ambitious mitigation targets. This article is the first to suggest that the widely different carbon-sink-based mitigation measures CCS and REDD+ may share similar political functions in similar political contexts.
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页码:52 / 75
页数:24
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