Transnational actors in environmental politics: strategies and influence in long negotiations

Downie, Christian

doi:10.1080/09644016.2013.875252

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“…Increased business involvement in global environmental politics emanates from the maturing relationship between states, business, and civil society and growing recognition that wide-ranging support is needed to solve environmental problems (Falkner 2008). For these reasons, TNCs should be at the heart of global environmental politics research (Andrade and Puppim de Oliveira 2014;Dauvergne and Lister 2010;Downie 2014;Falkner 2008;Levy and Newell 2005;Vormedal 2010).…”

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Business for Climate: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Policy Support from Transnational Companies

Witte

2020

Global Environmental Politics

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Transnational companies (TNCs) are becoming increasingly influential in the global governance of climate change. Therefore, it is of paramount importance to understand the factors that explain why some TNCs broadly support policies to tackle climate change, while others oppose them. This study subjects previous findings from small- N case studies to a more systematic fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA). It investigates previous findings that link exposure to fossil fuels to policy opposition, and transnational operations, exposure to consumers, certain factors in the institutional environment, and pressure from investors to policy support. The study concludes that findings from small- N case literature can explain the necessary conditions for climate policy support in a larger set of TNCs from a wider variety of sectors and geographies beyond GHG-intensive sectors, such as retail, technology, and telecommunication. It concludes by suggesting areas and cases for further research.

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Business for Climate: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Policy Support from Transnational Companies

Witte

2020

Global Environmental Politics

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“…This NGO (active 1989NGO (active -2001) lobbied both at the domestic and international levels to prevent strong climate change policies and launched a campaign that branded the Kyoto Protocol as unfair to American businesses. Such actions influenced the US Congress and eventually led to the US withdrawing from Kyoto, thereby weakening international cooperation on climate change (Downie 2014). According to Betsill (2015: 256), "working simultaneously at the international and national levels allows NGOs to invoke the 'boomerang strategy' and put pressure on states from above and below".…”

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NGOs and the environment

Nasiritousi¹

2019

Routledge Handbook of NGOs and International Relations

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“…In the climate regime, NGOs proved influential (Betsill, 2002(Betsill, , 2008 even over the long haul (Downie, 2014). Yet, evidence shows that David can indeed influence, if not slay, the Goliath of the state in environmental negotiations.…”

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Seeking Entry: Discursive Hooks and NGOs in Global Climate Politics

Allan

2018

Global Policy

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Today's global climate movement is substantial and diverse. In the mid‐2000s, an influx of activists and organizations advancing social issues, such as gender, labor, justice, development and indigenous rights (to name a few) arrived at the UN climate negotiations, fragmenting civil society. I argue that, in part, the rise of these ‘new’ climate activists can be explained by the ongoing negotiations for a legally binding treaty to replace the Kyoto Protocol, which added new issues that became ‘discursive hooks’ for NGOs’ claims to belonging in the climate regime. Linking to a specific institution had two effects: it served as an entry point to frame climate issues as social issues; and it helped NGOs carve a niche in climate policy in which they were authorities. In the Paris regime, this history matters, as some NGOs will fare better under the new rules than others. First, those established in institutions enshrined in the Paris Agreement will continue to have a foothold in the regime. Second, those that built their authority on their expertise or their capacity to deliver mitigation results may find more opportunities than those making moral claims.

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Transnational actors in environmental politics: strategies and influence in long negotiations

Cited by 25 publications

References 23 publications

Business for Climate: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Policy Support from Transnational Companies

Business for Climate: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Policy Support from Transnational Companies

NGOs and the environment

Seeking Entry: Discursive Hooks and NGOs in Global Climate Politics

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