How Have Climate Emergency Declarations Helped Local Government Action to Decarbonise?

Dyson, James; Harvey‐Scholes, Calum

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-79739-3_5

Cited by 6 publications

(4 citation statements)

References 15 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…It was followed by more than five hundred UK local governments (from town and parish councils to devolved nations) making similar declarations, as a result of action by local councillors and residents, including existing environmental activists, such as Green Party and environmental NGO members, and new groups, such as local Extinction Rebellion chapters (Extinction Rebellion UK, 2018; Howarth et al, 2021). Research into these declarations has focused so far on the journeys and purposes of the local authorities making declarations (Howarth et al, 2021), the content of the declarations themselves (Gudde et al, 2021; Harvey‐Scholes, 2019; Ruiz‐Campillo et al, 2021), and the development of follow‐up climate plans (Climate Emergency UK, 2022; Dyson & Harvey‐Scholes, 2022). There is, to the authors' knowledge, no literature exploring the actors, influences and processes underlying the emergence of CEDs.…”

Section: Uk Local Government Climate Emergency Declarationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In addition, Extinction Rebellion has identified local agency as an important dimension in addressing the climate problem, advocating for local councils and cultural institutions to declare a climate emergency (Gunningham, 2019). These declarations vary in scope and in many, but by no means all, cases have prompted the development of concrete action plans and renewed strategies as well as ambitious targets, most often for net zero emissions by 2030 (Climate Emergency UK, 2022; Dyson & Harvey‐Scholes, 2022; Gudde et al, 2021).…”

Section: Uk Local Government Climate Emergency Declarationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Citizen policy entrepreneurship in UK local government climate emergency declarations

Harvey‐Scholes

Mitchell

Britton

et al. 2022

Review of Policy Research

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Policy entrepreneurship theory seeks to explain how actors, institutions, actions and interactions influence policy makers and policy outcomes; however, the role of citizens in this process remains largely unarticulated. Adopting a conception of policy entrepreneurship as a (distributed) pattern of agency rather than the actions of an individual, we analyse the development of local government climate emergency declarations (CEDs) (many of which visibly involved citizen advocacy). This analysis expands on the role of citizens in policy change and provides evidence of how citizen entrepreneurs interact collaboratively with more traditional forms of policy elites, in this case local elected representatives. Since 2018 hundreds of local governments in the United Kingdom (UK) have issued CEDs in a surge of expressions of local climate ambition. Whilst CEDs have attracted attention from scholars, the underlying dynamics and politics which drove the adoption of these policies, including the role played by citizens, remain unexplored in the literature. Interviews with councillors, council officers, and citizens reveal that citizens carry out a range of activities related to policy entrepreneurship, including problem framing, identifying solutions, networking and building coalitions, and

show abstract

Section: Uk Local Government Climate Emergency Declarationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Uk Local Government Climate Emergency Declarationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Citizen policy entrepreneurship in UK local government climate emergency declarations

Harvey‐Scholes

Mitchell

Britton

et al. 2022

Review of Policy Research

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…This study explains the action taken by the local authority to reduce carbon emissions. The emphasis is given to explaining local authority's roles in leading or coordinating the climate action and the policy affected [23].…”

Section: Review Of the Governance Aspect Of Low-carbon Citymentioning

confidence: 99%

Low Carbon City (LCC) Governance through Administrative and Operational Approaches by Malaysian Local Government

Jamaluddin,

Abdullah,

Yakob

et al. 2023

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

In Malaysia, the current practice of delivering low-carbon city approaches usually is administered and managed by the planning department in each local authority. However, this current practice may also lead to the problem of unorganized institutional administration and management. Simultaneously, the Malaysian government, through Low-carbon City Master Plan, has mentioned the need for governance restructuring for low-carbon city delivery. Therefore, this paper aims to evaluate the practice of Low Carbon City (LCC) in terms of administrative and operational practices. Three (3) objectives were established for this study; (i) assessing the governance for low-carbon city approaches and; (ii) examining the operational practices of LCC initiatives at the local level, and (iii) determining the application of policies and strategies for low-carbon development by the local authority. The study applies the purposive sampling approach, using the technique of an in-depth interview with two (2) core local authorities endeavoring on low-carbon development in the state of Selangor; Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) and Subang Jaya City Council (MBSJ). The result of this study shows that the governance of low-carbon cities can be categorized into three (3) main dimensions: administrative, operational, and policy application. From the administration feature, the findings indicated that the current administration practice needs to be restructured to enable a more effective delivery system. Moreover, the current way of delivering a low-carbon city was ineffective due to long-standing systems, coordination among the agencies, and the feasibility of the strategies planned to achieve the low-carbon status. Since this study converges on the governance aspect from the perspective of the local authority, future research may look deeper into the whole framework involving the delivery support system, contributing to the effectiveness of low-carbon delivery practices.

show abstract

“…Local governments are at the forefront of the CE declaration movement [9,15,16]. The local scale has been a site of climate action for many years [17,18] and cities around the world are at the 'strategic front' in terms of mitigation and adaptation [12,19,20].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Climate Emergencies in Australian Local Governments: From Symbolic Act to Disrupting the Status Quo?

Greenfield

Moloney

Granberg

2022

Climate

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This paper examines the emerging phenomenon of climate emergency declarations. We focus on the case of Victoria Australia and the 30 councils who have declared a climate emergency with a particular focus on three councils. We explore the drivers, meanings, and implications and to what extent the subsequent plans reflect a reframing of local government roles and actions. We find the emergency declaration movement is catalysing councils beyond symbolic declarations potentially opening up space for change and disruption. Of interest in this paper is also the principal and theoretical implications for citizens, local government, and for research that is connected with this emerging trend. We highlight conclusions, ideas, and perspectives that can be drawn from this study of the Australian practice of climate emergency declarations.

show abstract

How Have Climate Emergency Declarations Helped Local Government Action to Decarbonise?

Abstract: HighlightsCommitments within local government CEDs chart a course for faster community-level decarbonisation with participatory democracy. To move forward faster, local approaches must be equitable, coordinated and sufficiently resourced and empowered.

Cited by 6 publications

References 15 publications

Citizen policy entrepreneurship in UK local government climate emergency declarations

Citizen policy entrepreneurship in UK local government climate emergency declarations

Low Carbon City (LCC) Governance through Administrative and Operational Approaches by Malaysian Local Government

Climate Emergencies in Australian Local Governments: From Symbolic Act to Disrupting the Status Quo?

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About