The climate regime and domestic politics: the case of Russia

Andonova, Liliana B.

doi:10.1080/09557570802452789

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“…Bernstein and Cashore [11] likewise favor more attention to the issue of domestic influences of environmental regimes and broader international influences. Still, in spite of two decades of continuously evolving and widening international efforts to deal with climate change, attention to such perspectives has been modest [11][12][13][14][15][16].…”

Section: Domestic Politics Governmental Authority Structures and Intmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Second-Image Reversed and Climate Policy: How International Influences Helped Changing Brazil’s Positions on Climate Change

Kasa

2013

Sustainability

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Abstract:International climate policy over the last 7-8 years has been characterized by the increasing involvement of developing countries. While COP-13 at Bali marked a stronger willingness to participate in mitigation efforts in principle, there are now numerous examples of domestic programs for mitigation by this group of countries. Brazil has gone furthest among developing countries, with a substantial voluntary commitment to reduce its emissions proclaimed in 2009. The dynamics behind the change in Brazil's position are discussed, with a particular eye to the effects of international influences. In conjunction with important domestic changes, a set of interacting influences through a variety of pathways both changed preferences among important interest groups in Brazilian society towards favoring some kind of commitments and helped to change the structure of government forums and decision-making rules in a way that empowered reform-minded ministries. It is argued that this perspective, drawn from Peter Gourevitch's idea of the -second image reversed‖, is increasingly relevant for understanding the influence of the broad -regime complex‖ on climate change on politics in developing countries.

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Section: Domestic Politics Governmental Authority Structures and Intmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Second-Image Reversed and Climate Policy: How International Influences Helped Changing Brazil’s Positions on Climate Change

Kasa

2013

Sustainability

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“…Against this historical backdrop, Russian society has evolved a relatively passive engagement with a paternalistic government and, consequently, has not developed a strong civil society . For instance, when it came to ratifying the Kyoto Protocol, the initiative was driven by the President rather than scientists, industrialists, or campaigners; and the focus was mostly on advancing Russia's geopolitical interests, regardless of other environmental or financial benefits …”

Section: Climate Change and Societymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…40 For instance, when it came to ratifying the Kyoto Protocol, the initiative was driven by the President rather than scientists, industrialists, or campaigners; and the focus was mostly on advancing Russia's geopolitical interests, regardless of other environmental or financial benefits. [70][71][72] It was not until the mid-2000s that the climate per se received more attention in Russia's broader policy circles, 71 this despite Russian scientists being involved in the activities of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change from its inception. Furthermore, interviews with the scientists suggest that they 'did not seem to play a role in deliberative processes leading to key decision-making moments', such as ratification of the Kyoto Protocol.…”

Section: Climate Change and Societymentioning

confidence: 99%

Climate change regional review: Russia

Sharmina

Anderson

Bows‐Larkin

2013

WIREs Climate Change

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With climate change, an increasingly important focus of scientific and policy discourse, the Russian government has aimed to position the country as one of the leaders of the global process for addressing climate change. This article reviews a breadth of literature to analyze the politico-economic situation in Russia with regard to international climate change negotiations, related domestic policies, societal attitudes, and climatic change impacts on Russia's territory. The analysis demonstrates how Russia has a pivotal role in influencing the future direction of international climate change mitigation and adaptation. Not only is Russia predisposed geographically to the impacts of climate change, but also it is a major emitter of greenhouse gases and a global supplier of fossil fuels, and remains a major force in international politics. This unique confluence of circumstances leaves Russia with a challenging dilemma. It can choose to acquiesce to shortterm political and economic considerations, adopt weak mitigation measures, and face potentially significant impacts. Or it can apply its considerable attributes and powers to initiate an epoch of international action to secure a low-carbon climate-resilient future. Although the former will see Russia subsumed into the international malaise on climate change, the latter may both quench the nation's 'thirst for greatness' and fill the void of international leadership.

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“…The USSR was the second‐largest carbon emitter throughout its existence and Russia's GHG emissions are on the rise again, increasing by 10.7% between 1998 and 2010 (Ref , p. 3). The country has been decisive at times in shaping international climate negotiations—first with its ‘yes’ to the Kyoto Protocol in 2004, which allowed the agreement to enter into force; and, more recently, in 2010 with the firm ‘no’ to an extension of the Kyoto Protocol …”

Section: Russian Climate Politics—the Big Picturementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The country has been decisive at times in shaping international climate negotiations-first with its 'yes' to the Kyoto Protocol in 2004, which allowed the agreement to enter into force; and, more recently, in 2010 with the firm 'no' to an extension of the Kyoto Protocol. [39][40][41][42][43][44] The climate policy field converges with two increasingly important and interrelated domestic discourses in Russia-modernization and energy efficiency. 38,41 Russia's energy intensity (the relationship between GDP and amount of energy used) is three times greater than in the EU and twice that of the United States (Refs 43, p. 4; [45][46][47].…”

Section: Russian Climate Politics-the Big Picturementioning

confidence: 99%

Climate science, Russian politics, and the framing of climate change

Rowe

2013

WIREs Climate Change

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Historical studies have shown how Soviet scientists figured in politics in unexpected ways. However, little research has been done on the interplay between scientific expert knowledge and contemporary Russian policymaking. This article reviews existing research on a question central to understanding Russia's positions on climate change: What is the relationship between expert knowledge and politics in Russia today? We first address the narratives and practices that have emerged around environmental problems and the science–policy interface in Russia and the Soviet Union more generally and then provide a brief overview of Russia's international and domestic climate politics. How climate change has been framed in the Russian media and the role that scientists have played in these framings and in the Russian policymaking process more generally is then examined. Conceptually, this review draws upon scholarly work in Science and Technology Studies and international relations on the politics of scientific reception. WIREs Clim Change 2013, 4:457–465. doi: 10.1002/wcc.235 This article is categorized under: Social Status of Climate Change Knowledge > Climate Science and Decision Making

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The climate regime and domestic politics: the case of Russia

Cited by 29 publications

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The Second-Image Reversed and Climate Policy: How International Influences Helped Changing Brazil’s Positions on Climate Change

The Second-Image Reversed and Climate Policy: How International Influences Helped Changing Brazil’s Positions on Climate Change

Climate change regional review: Russia

Climate science, Russian politics, and the framing of climate change

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