Climate Governance in the Developing World
Published on 22. August 2013
272 pages
978-0-7456-7874-0 (ISBN)
Description
Since 2009, a diverse group of developing states that includes China, Brazil, Ethiopia and Costa Rica has been advancing unprecedented pledges to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, offering new, unexpected signs of climate leadership. Some scholars have gone so far as to argue that these targets are now even more ambitious than those put forward by their wealthier counterparts. But what really lies behind these new pledges? What actions are being taken to meet them? And what stumbling blocks lie in the way of their realization?
In this book, an international group of scholars seeks to address these questions by analyzing the experiences of twelve states from across Asia, the Americas and Africa. The authors map the evolution of climate policies in each country and examine the complex array of actors, interests, institutions and ideas that has shaped their approaches. Offering the most comprehensive analysis thus far of the unique challenges that developing countries face in the domain of climate change, Climate Governance in the Developing World reveals the political, economic and environmental realities that underpin the pledges made by developing states, and which together determine the chances of success and failure.
In this book, an international group of scholars seeks to address these questions by analyzing the experiences of twelve states from across Asia, the Americas and Africa. The authors map the evolution of climate policies in each country and examine the complex array of actors, interests, institutions and ideas that has shaped their approaches. Offering the most comprehensive analysis thus far of the unique challenges that developing countries face in the domain of climate change, Climate Governance in the Developing World reveals the political, economic and environmental realities that underpin the pledges made by developing states, and which together determine the chances of success and failure.
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David Held is Master of University College, and Professor of Politics and International Relations, at Durham University.
Eva-Maria Nag is the Executive Editor of Global Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Charles Roger is a PhD student at the University of British Columbia and Liu Scholar at the Liu Institute for Global Issues.
Eva-Maria Nag is the Executive Editor of Global Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Charles Roger is a PhD student at the University of British Columbia and Liu Scholar at the Liu Institute for Global Issues.
Content
Contributors vii
Preface xi
Abbreviations xiii
1. Editors' Introduction: Climate Governance in theDeveloping World 1
David Held, Charles Roger and Eva-Maria Nag
Part I Asia
2. A Green Revolution: China's Governance of Energy andClimate Change 29
David Held, Charles Roger and Eva-Maria Nag
3. The Evolution of Climate Policy in India: Poverty and GlobalAmbition in Tension 53
Aaron Atteridge
4. The Dynamics of Climate Change Governance in Indonesia72
Budy P. Resosudarmo, Fitrian Ardiansyah and LucentezzaNapitupulu
5. Low Carbon Green Growth and Climate Change Governance inSouth Korea 91
Jae-Seung Lee
Part II Americas
6. Discounting the Future: The Politics of Climate Change inArgentina 113
Matías Franchini and Eduardo Viola
7. Controlling the Amazon: Brazil's Evolving Response toClimate Change 134
David Held, Charles Roger and Eva-Maria Nag
8. Making 'Peace with Nature': Costa Rica'sCampaign for Climate Neutrality 155
Robert Fletcher
9. A Climate Leader? The Politics and Practice of ClimateGovernance in Mexico 174
Simone Pulver
Part III Africa
10. Resources and Revenues: The Political Economy of ClimateInitiatives in Egypt 199
Jeannie Sowers
11. Ethiopia's Path to a Climate-Resilient Green Economy218
David Held, Charles Roger and Eva-Maria Nag
12. Reducing Climate Change Vulnerability in Mozambique: FromPolicy to Practice 238
Angus Hervey and Jessica Blythe
13. Reaching the Crossroads: The Development of ClimateGovernance in South Africa 258
Lesley Masters
Index 277
Preface xi
Abbreviations xiii
1. Editors' Introduction: Climate Governance in theDeveloping World 1
David Held, Charles Roger and Eva-Maria Nag
Part I Asia
2. A Green Revolution: China's Governance of Energy andClimate Change 29
David Held, Charles Roger and Eva-Maria Nag
3. The Evolution of Climate Policy in India: Poverty and GlobalAmbition in Tension 53
Aaron Atteridge
4. The Dynamics of Climate Change Governance in Indonesia72
Budy P. Resosudarmo, Fitrian Ardiansyah and LucentezzaNapitupulu
5. Low Carbon Green Growth and Climate Change Governance inSouth Korea 91
Jae-Seung Lee
Part II Americas
6. Discounting the Future: The Politics of Climate Change inArgentina 113
Matías Franchini and Eduardo Viola
7. Controlling the Amazon: Brazil's Evolving Response toClimate Change 134
David Held, Charles Roger and Eva-Maria Nag
8. Making 'Peace with Nature': Costa Rica'sCampaign for Climate Neutrality 155
Robert Fletcher
9. A Climate Leader? The Politics and Practice of ClimateGovernance in Mexico 174
Simone Pulver
Part III Africa
10. Resources and Revenues: The Political Economy of ClimateInitiatives in Egypt 199
Jeannie Sowers
11. Ethiopia's Path to a Climate-Resilient Green Economy218
David Held, Charles Roger and Eva-Maria Nag
12. Reducing Climate Change Vulnerability in Mozambique: FromPolicy to Practice 238
Angus Hervey and Jessica Blythe
13. Reaching the Crossroads: The Development of ClimateGovernance in South Africa 258
Lesley Masters
Index 277
