Journal article
Climate change mitigation policy paradigms — national objectives and alignments
Department of Management Engineering, Technical University of Denmark1
Japan Science and Technology Agency2
Mario Molina Center for Strategic Studies on Energy and the Environment3
Obafemi Awolowo University4
Center for Energy Efficiency5
Engen Petroleum6
Global Green Growth Institute7
White Box Technologies8
ClimateWorks Foundation9
Systems Analysis, Department of Management Engineering, Technical University of Denmark10
DTU Climate Centre, Systems Analysis, Department of Management Engineering, Technical University of Denmark11
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad12
UNEP Risø Centre, Department of Management Engineering, Technical University of Denmark13
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro14
Pembina Institute15
University of Exeter16
Jadavpur University17
...and 7 moreThe aim of this paper is to assess how policy goals in relation to the promotion of green growth, energy security, pollution control and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions have been aligned in policies that have been implemented in selected countries during the last decades as a basis for discussing how a multi objective policy paradigm can contribute to future climate change mitigation.
The paper includes country case studies from Brazil, Canada, China, the European Union (EU), India, Japan, Mexico, Nigeria, South Africa, South Korea and the United States covering renewable energy options, industry, transportation, the residential sector and cross-sectoral policies. These countries and regions together contribute more than two thirds of global GHG emissions.
The paper finds that policies that are nationally driven and that have multiple objectives, including climate-change mitigation, have been widely applied for decades in both developing countries and industrialised countries. Many of these policies have a long history, and adjustments have taken place based on experience and cost effectiveness concerns.
Various energy and climate-change policy goals have worked together in these countries, and in practice a mix of policies reflecting specific priorities and contexts have been pursued. In this way, climate-change mitigation has been aligned with other policy objectives and integrated into broader policy packages, though in many cases specific attention has not been given to the achievement of large GHG emission reductions.
Based on these experiences with policy implementation, the paper highlights a number of key coordination and design issues that are pertinent to the successful joint implementation of several energy and climate-change policy goals.
Language: | English |
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Publisher: | Springer Netherlands |
Year: | 2014 |
Pages: | 45-71 |
Journal subtitle: | An International Journal Devoted To Scientific, Engineering, Socio-economic and Policy Responses To Environmental Change |
ISSN: | 15731596 and 13812386 |
Types: | Journal article |
DOI: | 10.1007/s11027-012-9426-y |
ORCIDs: | Halsnæs, Kirsten , Christensen, John M. , Karavai, Maryna and Zhu, Xianli |