A Critical Assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Hulme, Michael

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“…Over time, the UNFCCC has evolved with major advances in international climate change policy and processes, such as the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement 45 . The Paris Agreement represented a turning point in the climate debate, allowing states to set their own emission targets and promoting practical approaches for tackling climate change 46 . Trends including the relaxing of obligations, the employment of tools based on the market, and the growing significance of nonstate players have also been observed in the design of global climate legislation .The UNFCCC is an intricate intergovernmental 43 -the role of the united nations in mitigating global climate change".…”

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“…doi: 10.1057/978-1-137-45443-0_23. 46 -Jonathan, W., Kuyper., Jonathan, W., Kuyper., Heike, Schroeder., Björn-Ola, Linnér., Björn-Ola, Linnér., Björn-Ola, Linnér. (2018).…”

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“…So far, researchers interested in institutional theory and the environment focused heavily on environmental practices. Climate change goes hand in hand with institutional ideology [114] [115]. According to Tjernström and Tietenberg (2008) [116], different countries exhibit institutional differences when dealing with the topic of climate change.…”

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Climate Change and Corporate Governance – Did We Get It All Wrong?

Dilling,

Harris,

Caykoylu

2023

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The objective of this study was to identify the factors determining a company’s corporate governance related to climate change. We analyzed the effect of various sustainability corporate governance variables on the disclosure level of climate change governance. These variables included facts such as having a dedicated sustainability executive and board committee, the mediating effect of female representation on the board of directors, number of reporting years according to TCFD, membership in a sustainability index, MSCI ESG rating, the existence of a corporate climate transition plan, a mention of the UN Global Compact and GRI, company location, as well as company size and profitability. By adopting a multi-theoretical framework that included stakeholder theory as well the legitimacy and agency theory, the underlying research study used a sample of 100 of the largest global companies by market capitalization and their reporting for the year 2020. Based on 1,400 observations for fiscal year 2020 and using correlation analysis, univariate and linear multiple regressions, we find a positive association between having a climate transition plan in place, being a leader in sustainability according to MSCI ratings, and being a DJSI constituent and the propensity to disclose information on governance for climate change. In addition, we find a company with a dedicated sustainability executive show an increased tendency to be transparent on climate governance issues. Furthermore, having a company location in a developed country is significantly and positively associated with climate change governance. Surprisingly, gender diversity in the corporate board or having a sustainability board committee did not show any significant correlation between a higher climate change governance level. The same was true for companies being active in either the extractive or non-extractive sector. Companies referring to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) or UN Global Compact also did not score higher in climate change governance. Neither did corporate profitability or size play a significant role. Our results are robust to variations and provide valuable insights for researchers, academics, executives, practitioners as well as regulators. As more and more companies are shifting towards a climate change reporting framework, it is of paramount importance that we are able to determine the contributing variables that lead to effective climate change corporate governance. Our results are inconsistent with stakeholder theory and are strongly suggesting that a diversified board and the existence of a sustainability committee that meets often/sufficiently may not necessarily lead to a higher level of transparency/quality regarding climate change. While more research is needed, knowing that a dedicated sustainability executive as well as having a climate plan in place can make a difference in climate change reporting, can be very beneficial to many corporate stakeholders. Given the current urgent climate change situation and the crucial role that corporation play in it, dedicated sustainability positions and committees need to be established. The findings could be useful for managers as well as governmental standards setter and regulators who are interested in improving corporate practices dealing with climate change. This study applies STATA software with various regression models to empirically test the relationship between CG and other variables and corporate climate change reporting.

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Who are the green transition experts? Towards a new research agenda on climate change knowledge

Frandsen,

Hasselbalch

2024

WIREs Climate Change

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Experts play a significant role in shaping global and local norms on how societies should respond to the climate crisis. However, current scholarship on the relationship between expertise and climate change has not fully addressed recent transformations in the field, specifically the emergence and increasingly influential role of what we term “green transition expertise.” We define green transition expertise as a more applied, normative, and contextual form of climate change knowledge that is contrasted with the formalized, pure science of “climate expertise.” If climate experts assess the deteriorating state of the global climate, then transition experts tell states and corporations what they should do about it. We argue that if the social science of climate change knowledge is to further deepen its grasp of the politics of the green transition analytically and normatively, it must embrace a “post‐IPCC” research agenda that turns increasingly toward studying the power of transition experts in directing state and corporate climate action. Based on a review of the literature, we contrast the extant IPCC agenda with an emerging post‐IPCC agenda along three dimensions: expert cast (who are the experts?), expert content (what do they know?) and expert context (where are they located?). By marking a shift in each of these dimensions, the post‐IPCC agenda sensitizes the social science of climate change knowledge to overlooked and increasingly powerful forms of experts and expertise. To facilitate their study, we define six specific areas that require detailed attention as the post‐IPCC agenda develops.This article is categorized under: The Social Status of Climate Change Knowledge > Sociology/Anthropology of Climate Knowledge Policy and Governance > National Climate Change Policy Climate, History, Society, Culture > Ideas and Knowledge

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A Critical Assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

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The function of international law in defending the environment against climate change

The function of international law in defending the environment against climate change

Climate Change and Corporate Governance – Did We Get It All Wrong?

Who are the green transition experts? Towards a new research agenda on climate change knowledge

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