Aligning Climate Policy with National Interest: Disengagements with Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions in South Africa

Upadhyaya, Prabhat

doi:10.1080/1523908x.2016.1138402

Cited by 5 publications

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“…[5,7,24,25]). As regards LEDS, there was poor prioritization of climate change mitigation goals on the national policy agenda.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In a similar vein, the complexity of governance across multiple sectors is challenging. Moreover, NAMAs and LEDS are often subjected to setbacks that have to do with vested sectoral interests [25]. In order to tackle these problems, cross-agency collaboration and coordination need to be enhanced.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Alignment of NAMAs with the existing priorities of a particular sector and ongoing national (policy) processes. [5,7,24,25] Linking LEDS and NAMAs to national and sustainable development priorities, in particular alleviating poverty. Mitigation prospects alone will not sell NAMAs to decision makers in most developing countries.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…There is a lot of scope for clarity and conceptual elaboration in this policy space [6]. Second, the implementation of LEDS and NAMAs depends greatly on the policy environment in which they are to be implemented; this is considered a crucial factor [5,25]. More generally, if the climate change mitigation policy is to succeed, it has to be aligned with other policy objectives and integrated into broader policy packages, and policy makers ought to pay special attention to particular design and coordination issues that are pertinent to the successful joint implementation of several energy and climate change policy goals [35].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Countries on which studies have reported include: South Africa [23][24][25], Israel [26], Indonesia [27], Thailand [15], Brazil [28], Colombia [29], Peru [30] and Chile [31]. Moreover, numerous comparative studies have been conducted to explore barriers, enabling factors and effects [5][6][7][8].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Experience with LEDS and NAMA Low Carbon Strategies: The Case of Georgia

Mdivani

Hoppe

2016

Sustainability

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Low Emission Development Strategies (LEDS) and National Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) have the potential to support developing countries in attaining low carbon goals. In spite of the evident potential, there is a need to learn from practice. This paper explores the case of Georgia. The main research question discussed is: What experience has been gained with the development of LEDS and NAMAs in Georgia? The study reveals that both LEDS and NAMAs are subject to barriers that considerably slow development processes: there is a lack of institutional capacity, little inter-governmental goal alignment and poor coordination of actions, a lack of experienced staff and insufficient, substantial, earmarked funding. Capacity building depends on support from organizations in donor countries. This paper contributes to a growing body of knowledge of the implementation of LEDS and NAMA.

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“…[5,7,24,25]). As regards LEDS, there was poor prioritization of climate change mitigation goals on the national policy agenda.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Enabling Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Enabling Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Enabling Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Experience With the Development And Implementation Of Leds Amentioning

confidence: 99%

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Experience with LEDS and NAMA Low Carbon Strategies: The Case of Georgia

Mdivani

Hoppe

2016

Sustainability

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Mapping states’ Paris climate pledges: Analysing targets and groups at COP 21

Tobin

Schmidt

Tosun

et al. 2018

Global Environmental Change

135

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Prior to the 2015 Paris Conference of the Parties (COP), every state was requested to submit a pledge of their own design. To date, there has been a lack of large-n studies that provide a broad picture of these pledges. We employ Discourse Network Analysis to examine critically the climate pledges of all 162 actors at the Paris COP. Our research offers four main contributions. First, we provide data regarding the mitigation and adaptation components of every national pledge. Second, we identify six types of mitigation targets, and visually cluster every state according to these formats. Third, we argue that the pledges of the Umbrella Group of non-EU developed states, and of the group of oil exporting countries, showed greater internal similarity than the group comprising Brazil, China, India and South Africa. Finally, we critique the method as a means of analysing the new global climate governance context and argue that the method offers an innovative and unique means of understanding this complex policy landscape, when applied in a specific and focused manner. Highlights:  Discourse Network Analysis is used to analyse all 162 Paris climate pledges.  Extensive data regarding every mitigation and adaptation component is provided.  Six types of mitigation targets are identified, mapped out and analysed.  Certain negotiating groups are more internally similar in their pledges than others.  The method provides an effective means of analysing complex negotiations.

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The SDG13 to combat climate change: an opportunity for Africa to become a trailblazer?

Maupin

2016

African Geographical Review

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Aligning Climate Policy with National Interest: Disengagements with Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions in South Africa

Cited by 5 publications

References 23 publications

Experience with LEDS and NAMA Low Carbon Strategies: The Case of Georgia

Experience with LEDS and NAMA Low Carbon Strategies: The Case of Georgia

Mapping states’ Paris climate pledges: Analysing targets and groups at COP 21

The SDG13 to combat climate change: an opportunity for Africa to become a trailblazer?

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