Great-power politics, order transition, and climate governance: insights from international relations theory

Terhalle, Maximilian; Depledge, Joanna

doi:10.1080/14693062.2013.818849

Cited by 31 publications

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“…Some authors therefore still make a plea in favor of a minilateral solution to strike a crucial deal between the largest emitters (e.g. Terhalle and Depledge, 2013), and eventually integrate it into the climate regime (see Eckersley, 2012). In that view, minilateralism has a complementary and preparatory role for the UN-led regime, more specifically as paving the way for a new global agreement to be made at COP21 in Paris in 2015 (see also Widerberg and Engström Stenson, 2013).…”

Section: Part IV Global Institutions Equal Governancementioning

confidence: 99%

Rising Powers and Multilateral Institutions

Lesage¹,

Graaf²

2015

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The global political economy is in flux as a series of cumulative crises impacts its organization and governance. The IPE series has tracked its development in both analysis and structure over the last three decades. It has always had a concentration on the global South. Now the South increasingly challenges the North as the centre of development, also reflected in a growing number of submissions and publications on indebted Eurozone economies in Southern Europe.An indispensable resource for scholars and researchers, the series examines a variety of capitalisms and connections by focusing on emerging economies, companies and sectors, debates and policies. It informs diverse policy communities as the established trans-Atlantic North declines and 'the rest', especially the BRICS, rise.

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Section: Part IV Global Institutions Equal Governancementioning

confidence: 99%

Rising Powers and Multilateral Institutions

Lesage¹,

Graaf²

2015

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“…Specific argument regarding climate change is that each side has been reluctant to play a substantive role in strengthening its commitment to reducing CO 2 emissions unless the other also accepts that it must also play its part. This is partly because there exists political and military competition between China and the US even though there are strong economic ties between the two countries (Terhalle & Depledge 2013). The behavior of 'expecting each other' on either side has delayed the action of climate cooperation between the US and China.…”

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The US and China need to turn ongoing bilateral dialogue into immediate joint mitigation

Shi

Shao

et al. 2014

International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ec

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The United States of America and the People's Republic of China are responsible for over 40% of the world's CO 2 emissions annually and they will be able to effectively reduce global emissions if they fulfil their commitments jointly in climate change mitigation. Here we briefly summarize past climate collaborations between the two countries and compare their national climate policies. The major problems are the mutual distrust between the two countries and the priority of economic development over climate change mitigation within each of them. As atmospheric CO 2 levels are still increasing at an accelerating rate, it is essential for the largest two emitters to turn ongoing bilateral dialogue into prompt mitigation action and maintain long-term joint efforts in reducing emissions. We suggest that the two countries should recognize and take advantage of their differences in socioeconomic, political, and technological conditions. Furthermore, the two countries need to share their experiences and technologies for safely utilizing relatively clean energy resources, especially shale gas. The success in climate cooperation between the USA and China is critical to sustainable development around the world.

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“…Accordingly, the mechanism, which makes followers adhere to a leader's norm is called socialization. Following Torney (), successful socialization takes place if actors change their behavior as a result of wanting to be seen as members of society “in good standing.” See also, for example, Terhalle and Depledge () on this.…”

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Leadership in Climate Change Mitigation: Consequences and Incentives

Schwerhoff

Kornek

Lessmann

et al. 2017

Journal of Economic Surveys

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Initiatives in favor of unilateral action on climate change are frequently challenged by concerns over free riding. Nevertheless, we observe an increasing number of unilateral efforts at different administrative levels and in different parts of the world. Previous academic literature described various individual mechanisms where emissions abroad may increase or decrease as a reaction to unilateral emission reductions. In this paper, we collect a comprehensive set of both positive and negative reactions and analyze them in stylized models. This allows us to identify the most important characteristics that determine the potential of a leader to boost mitigation efforts abroad. We find that this potential depends on (i) a strong ability to generate knowledge through leadership, (ii) a high degree of credibility in the international community, and (iii) a similar economic structure to the most important emitters. While most effects are difficult to quantify, this comprehensive assessment suggests that leakage effects resulting from unilateral mitigation may well be outweighed by positive reactions.

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Great-power politics, order transition, and climate governance: insights from international relations theory

Cited by 31 publications

References 28 publications

Rising Powers and Multilateral Institutions

Rising Powers and Multilateral Institutions

The US and China need to turn ongoing bilateral dialogue into immediate joint mitigation

Leadership in Climate Change Mitigation: Consequences and Incentives

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