Item Type |
Journal paper
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Abstract |
Abstract: What motivated national governments to join the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM), a climate club founded in 2010? And to what extent have the club members participated in policy initiatives developed by the CEM? Our analysis shows that combinations of (a) the expected benefits of club membership and (b) the leadership of the USA induced the governments of Australia, Brazil, Canada, China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to join the CEM. The importance of these two factors varied across countries. Participation levels in the CEM’s policy initiatives varied over time. While this variation happened in a ‘proportionate’ manner for Australia, Canada and China, we observed singular instances of ‘disproportionate’ changes in levels of policy effort for the UAE and Brazil. Overall, our findings suggest that climate clubs constrain the behaviour of its members by discouraging them from engaging in sustained policy under-reactions. |
Authors |
Tosun, Jale & Rinscheid, Adrian |
Journal or Publication Title |
International Political Science Review |
Language |
English |
Subjects |
political science |
HSG Classification |
contribution to scientific community |
Refereed |
Yes |
Date |
August 2020 |
Publisher |
Sage |
Number of Pages |
16 |
ISSN |
0192-5121 |
Publisher DOI |
10.1177/0192512120942303 |
Official URL |
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/019251212... |
Contact Email Address |
adrian.rinscheid@unisg.ch |
Depositing User |
Dr. Adrian Rinscheid
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Date Deposited |
05 Nov 2020 11:49 |
Last Modified |
05 Nov 2020 13:13 |
URI: |
https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/publications/261369 |