The structure of the climate debate

Tol, Richard S.J.

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2017.01.005

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“…For countries that are yet to introduce a carbon price, one option is to start with a low price and to increase it over time (Tol 2017). Prior economic pricing reforms -such as Stockholm's road pricing scheme (Gu et al 2018) -have become more popular once their effectiveness has been demonstrated.…”

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Energy mix persistence and the effect of carbon pricing

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2020

Aus J Agri & Res Econ

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Energy mix persistence is a defining characteristic of energy systems, for reasons including the long-lived nature of energy infrastructure and the role of local endowments. This persistence is evident in current energy-type use being strongly influenced by past use. Our analysis uses data for eight energy types and a large sample of countries, finding varying degrees of energy mix persistence. We also find evidence that carbon pricing appears to have played a key role in tilting energy mixes from coal toward renewable energy. Our estimates provide empirical support to policymakers seeking to implement carbon pricing to transition their energy systems in a lower-carbon direction.

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Energy mix persistence and the effect of carbon pricing

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2020

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“…Debates regarding the impact of climate change on societies have persisted due to asymmetries in the capacities of organizations, e.g., expertise, funding, technologies, and data generation, which has been to the detriment of reaching a genuine “global consensus” about greenhouse gas emissions and the state of climate realities (Tol, ). Arguably, the politics behind the determination of reliable and authoritative knowledge necessitates for a global knowledge management process.…”

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Sustainable Energy Policy in Southeast Asia: Domestic Variation and Congruence in Policy Discourses

Taguibao¹

2019

Asian Politics and Policy

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Southeast Asian governments have maintained “energy self‐reliance” and “energy security” as essential rationales of their macroeconomic policy. Since the availability of energy remains necessary for unabated domestic growth and development, the pursuit for “alternative” sources of energy and the resolve to build sustainable energy systems are constant priorities. Informed by the literature on policy discourse, this article draws attention to the analytical use and significance of policy discourse as a means to examine sustainable energy policies in Southeast Asia, which dominantly adopted an economic lens for “energy supply security.” Policy documents were examined to show the congruence and variation of policy discourses that prompted the governments of Indonesia, the Philippines, and Singapore to institutionalize sustainable energy development from 2000 to 2016—a critical period for the institutionalization of sustainable energy in the region, when domestic renewable energy sectors and systems were simultaneously being established by these governments.

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“…Highly polarized societies are unlikely to come to terms productively with issues that require relatively urgent action, such as most current challenges related to sustainability. Climate change may be argued as a field that has seen growing polarization in the public and political debate leading to ever more extreme positions, heated fights, and relative overrepresentation of rather small but outspoken minorities (Tol 2017). Analyzing ancient Pacific cultures that have reacted differently to sustainability crises (Easter Island and Tikopia), Gowdy (2006) argues that group polarization might have played a significant role in the Easter Island's downfall, because group polarization between competing clans over time perpetuated excessive resource depletion.…”

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Navigating cognition biases in the search of sustainability

Engler

Abson

Wehrden

2018

Ambio

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We provide a conceptual review of the available knowledge on the role of human cognition biases for sustainability and sustainable behavior. Human cognition biases are defined as any deviation in decision making from the standard framework of rational choice. We distinguish between biases in individual decision making and biases in group decision making, and highlight the relevance of each for sustainable behavior. We find that while both categories may contribute to unsustainable behavior, human cognition biases in group settings might be central to understanding many of the current sustainability issues. Moreover, we argue that the effects of group-related biases may outweigh those on the individual level in driving unsustainable behavior, and that biases that have been discussed under various labels in the literature can be interpreted as manifestations of human cognition biases in group settings.

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The structure of the climate debate

Cited by 50 publications

References 124 publications

Energy mix persistence and the effect of carbon pricing

Energy mix persistence and the effect of carbon pricing

Sustainable Energy Policy in Southeast Asia: Domestic Variation and Congruence in Policy Discourses

Navigating cognition biases in the search of sustainability

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