<scp>EU</scp> Legislation to Reduce Carbon Emissions from Cars: Intergovernmental or Supranational Policy Making?

Gulbrandsen, Lars H.; Christensen, Anne Raaum

doi:10.1111/ropr.12100

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“…For example, Elgin and Weible () administered an online survey to investigate climate and energy issues in Colorado. Gulbrandsen and Christensen () used interviews to study EU legislation intended to reduce carbon emissions from cars. Schmid et al () synthesized existing studies on the German case, finding the views of stakeholders and the institutional competition among them is key to the choice on whether to develop the electric energy infrastructure toward a more decentralized or centralized, all‐European direction.…”

Section: Methodological Solutions and Materialsmentioning

confidence: 99%

How to Achieve a More Resource‐Efficient and Climate‐Neutral Energy System by 2030? Views of Nordic Stakeholders

Kilpeläinen

Aalto

Toivanen

et al. 2019

Review of Policy Research

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The Nordic countries pursue ambitious energy transition goals through national energy policies and in the framework of Nordic cooperation. We propose that the transition is realistic only if it involves the public, private, and nongovernmental organization sectors as regulators, innovators, and advocates of relevant policies and solutions representing the multitude of interests involved. We examine these interests through Q methodological experiments, where 43 expert stakeholders' rank-order statements concerning their preferred policy measures vis-à-vis the electric energy system. Factor analysis of these subjectively held views produces three distinct views. The first two enjoy strong inter-Nordic support. The first view prioritizes market and grid development, and the second view prioritizes electric transport, and solar and wind power. The third, "Finnish" view seeks to enhance security of supply, also via microgrids, and prioritizes biofuels over electric transport. Examining the common ground among the three views, we find that enhanced cooperation requires reinforced stakeholder interaction and policy coordination. Views of Nordic Stakeholders ¿Cómo lograr un sistema de energía más eficiente en el uso de recursos y de clima neutral para el año 2030? Opiniones de los interesados nórdicos:Los países nórdicos tienen ambiciosos objetivos de transición energética a través de políticas energéticas nacionales y en el marco de la cooperación nórdica. Proponemos que la transición será realista solo si involucra a los sectores público, privado y de las ONG co mo reguladores, innovadores y defensores de políticas y soluciones relevantes que representan la multitud de intereses involucrados. Examinamos estos intereses a través de experimentos de metodología Q, donde 43 partes interesadas expertas clasifican las declaraciones de orden con respecto a sus medidas de política preferidas en lo que tiene que ver con el sistema de energía eléctrica. El análisis factorial de estas vistas sostenidas subjetivamente produce tres vistas distintas. Las dos primeras gozan de un fuerte apoyo inter-nórdico. La primera vista prioriza el desarrollo del mercado y la red, y la segunda, el transporte eléctrico, y la energía solar y eólica. La tercera, la vista 'finlandesa' busca mejorar la seguridad del suministro, también a través de microrredes, y prioriza los biocombustibles sobre el transporte eléctrico. Al examinar el terreno común entre los puntos de vista, encontramos que una mayor cooperación requiere una interacción reforzada de los interesados y la coordinación de políticas. PALABRAS CLAVE: Palabras Clave: energía, cambio climático, países desarrollados, medio ambiente About the AuthorsSarah Kilpeläinen is a doctoral student in the Faculty of Management and Business at Tampere University, Finland. She works on energy policy and sustainable energy transitions.Pasi Toivanen is a doctoral student in the Faculty of Management and Business at Tampere University, Finland. He works on energy policy and sustainable development.Pinja Leh...

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Section: Methodological Solutions and Materialsmentioning

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How to Achieve a More Resource‐Efficient and Climate‐Neutral Energy System by 2030? Views of Nordic Stakeholders

Kilpeläinen

Aalto

Toivanen

et al. 2019

Review of Policy Research

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“…Compared to the German government's goal, the actual implementation was delayed by 3 years and included a number of provisions that weakened policy efficacy. The emission reduction target was based on vehicle weight, was gradually phased in, and provided flexibility options (Gulbrandsen & Christensen, ). In June 2012, the Green Party introduced a proposal to the Bundestag to ask the government to propose a European CO 2 standard of 70 g/km by 2020 (Bundestag, ).…”

Section: Germany: Legislative Policy Designmentioning

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The power of process: State capacity and climate policy

2018

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State capacity is central to the provision of public goods, including environmental protection. Drawing on climate policy making, this article argues that the division of labor between the bureaucracy and legislature in policy formulation is a critical source of state capacity. In cases of bureaucratic policy design, the legislature sets policy goals and delegates policy design to bureaucracies. This division of labor shifts distributional conflict to autonomous bureaucracies, allowing for effective policy design. California followed this path in climate policy making, setting it on track to meet climate goals. In cases of legislative policy design, bureaucracies set goals and legislatures design policy measures. Since legislators have incentives to respond to vested interests, legislative policy design is vulnerable to regulatory capture. In Germany, legislative policy design in climate policy making is preventing attainment of emissions reduction goals, as industry interests succeeded in blocking key policy measures. Our findings highlight procedural sources of state capacity.

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“…The natural system, as widely recognized, can be remarkably vulnerable to human activity, and some damages may be substantial and irreversible. Moreover, problems such as global warming, acid rain, smog alerts, the loss of biodiversity, and holes in the ozone layer are among the growing evidence that these risks can occur quickly, making this a pressing issue for future generations (Abel, Salazar, & Robert, ; Ambec & Lanoie, ; Eckerd, Kim, & Campbell, ; Glasgow & Zhao, ; Gulbrandsen & Christensen, ; Johnson, ; Koski & Siulagi, ; Madsen & Ulhøi, ; Pablo‐Romero, Sánchez‐Braza, & Manuel González‐Limón, ).…”

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Rethinking the Porter Hypothesis: The Underappreciated Importance of Value Appropriation and Pollution Intensity

Petroni

Bigliardi

Galati

2018

Review of Policy Research

151

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The impact of environmental regulation on the competitiveness of firms and industries remains a hot topic. Since the formulation of the Porter hypothesis, scholars from different research areas have tried to confirm or deny it. However, despite a vast literature engaging this debate, it remains unclear whether and under what conditions the hypothesis could be considered valid. We believe that this is due to the need to consider some additional factors. The aim of this review is to propose additional and significant themes, namely value appropriation and pollution intensity, to be considered when examining the impact of environmental regulation on the innovation and profitability of firms. Results show that the validity of the Porter hypothesis cannot be proved in any condition, but at the same time, there are additional factors that have a relevant influence on that construct, which can lead to a validation or rejection of the hypothesis.

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EU Legislation to Reduce Carbon Emissions from Cars: Intergovernmental or Supranational Policy Making?

Cited by 53 publications

References 10 publications

How to Achieve a More Resource‐Efficient and Climate‐Neutral Energy System by 2030? Views of Nordic Stakeholders

How to Achieve a More Resource‐Efficient and Climate‐Neutral Energy System by 2030? Views of Nordic Stakeholders

The power of process: State capacity and climate policy

Rethinking the Porter Hypothesis: The Underappreciated Importance of Value Appropriation and Pollution Intensity

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