Negotiating environmental agreements: Regional or federal authority?

Eckert, Heather

doi:10.1016/s0095-0696(02)00029-3

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“…This conclusion is in contrast to Eckert () who analyzes a similar constitutional choice in a two‐country setting and argues that both countries might opt for centralization in equilibrium. The reason is that, in her setting, there are no accompanying policy instruments, such as intracountry transfers, available.…”

Section: Constitutional Choicecontrasting

confidence: 76%

“…Our paper is also related to the literature on strategic delegation or other strategically chosen actions prior to environmental negotiations (Copeland, ; Hoel, ; Buchholz and Konrad, ; Buchholz and Haslbeck, ; Segendorff, ; Buchholz et al, ; Beccherle and Tirole, ; Harstad, ). In this context, Eckert () analyzes how the decentralization of power within a country might be strategically used to alter the outcome of an IEA. In her framework, putting the federal governments in charge of negotiations can be an equilibrium outcome.…”

Section: Motivationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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International Environmental Agreements, Fiscal Federalism, and Constitutional Design

Buchholz

Haupt

Peters

2013

Rev International Economics

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In this paper, we analyze how the prospect of international negotiations over trans-boundary pollution shapes intracountry transfer schemes when the governments of the countries' polluting regions are in charge of environmental policy and negotiations. Federal governments can implement compensation payments between domestic regions and matching grants prior to the international negotiations between the polluting regions. The subgame-perfect transfer schemes fail to fully internalize the environmental externality, leading to an inefficient international environmental agreement. As the international spillover increases, the intracountry compensation rates increase while the matching rates decline, distorting the incentives for the regional governments in opposing directions. We also show that decentralization of environmental decision making arises endogenously.

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Section: Constitutional Choicecontrasting

confidence: 76%

Section: Motivationmentioning

confidence: 99%

International Environmental Agreements, Fiscal Federalism, and Constitutional Design

Buchholz

Haupt

Peters

2013

Rev International Economics

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“…Η περιφερειακή διακυβέρνηση η οποία θέτει ως πρωταρχική της στόχευση τη βιώσιμη ανάπτυξη δύναται να λειτουργήσει θετικά στην πολύπλοκη σχέση μεταξύ οικολογικών και οικονομικών παραγόντων και διαδικασιών (Quaas et al, 2007;Salvati & Zitti, 2008). Ο Eckert (2003) εμβαθύνοντας σε θέματα ταυτόχρονης αύξησης ρυθμών περιφερειακής ανάπτυξης και υψηλών περιβαλλοντικών επιδόσεων, αναφέρει ότι οι διαπραγματεύσεις για περιβαλλοντικά ζητήματα πρέπει να πραγματοποιούνται σε περιφερειακό επίπεδο μεταξύ περιφερειακών κυβερνήσεων. Το υποστηρικτικό έγγραφο του «Ευρώπη 2020» με τίτλο «Περιφέρειες 2020» (Commission of European Communities, 2008) αναπτύσσει τέσσερις απειλές-προκλήσεις για τις ευρωπαϊκές περιφέρειες: το δημογραφικό, την παγκοσμιοποίηση, την κλιματική αλλαγή και την ενεργειακή ασφάλεια και αυτονομία.…”

Section: προβλήματα στην υλοποίηση-συμπεράσματα-προτάσεις πολιτικήςunclassified

Η Χρηματοδότηση Του Ενεργειακού Τομέα Της Ελλάδας Από Ευρωπαϊκούς Πόρους. Μια Κριτική Προσέγγιση.

Λιαργκόβας

Αποστολόπουλος²

2016

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In the present article, an effort is made to approach, analyze, evaluate and make inferences about the actions and initiatives of the energy sector of the previous funding periods which were funded by European resources, so as to shed light on the problems that occurred during their planning and realization. It is also attempted to highlight the positive aspects, the weaknesses, the comparative advantages and disadvantages, the occurring opportunities and the difficulties that are formed by a competitive environment. The aim of this article is to submit concrete proposals that will assist to achieve a smooth, safe, relentless and unfailing exploitation of the resources that Greece possesses in the new funding period 2014-2020.

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“…Regional governance, which sets the environment as a central issue, can contribute to the complexity of the interaction between ecological and economic process (Quaas, Baumgärtner, Becker, Frank, & Müller, 2007, Salvati & Zitti, 2008. In Eckert's research (Eckert, 2003), it is advocated that negotiations on environmental issues must be made at regional level among regional governments because only by doing so can the benefits be maximized. Despite the fact that climate change is discussed at supranational level, its impact is mainly regional or local, and this is the reason why regions are called to play a significant role (Galarraga, Gonzalez-eguino, & Markandya, 2011).…”

Section: The Six Reasons For a Shift In Focusmentioning

confidence: 99%