Governments Should Seize on Business Support for Climate Deal
December 2010
Op-ed, The Huffington Post, December 06, 2010
"Business has proven more than once to hold veto power over environmental policy. Hence, current business support for meaningful progress on a global climate deal represents a historic opportunity -- governments need to seize it. Corporate backlash against international climate regulation remains possible if international negotiations fail, carbon markets plunge and major emitters free ride. Such a return to the future would be a disastrous setback. The best way to avoid it is to ride the momentum by taking bold steps towards an international long-term regulatory framework now."
Op-ed, The Huffington Post, December 06, 2010
"Business has proven more than once to hold veto power over environmental policy. Hence, current business support for meaningful progress on a global climate deal represents a historic opportunity -- governments need to seize it. Corporate backlash against international climate regulation remains possible if international negotiations fail, carbon markets plunge and major emitters free ride. Such a return to the future would be a disastrous setback. The best way to avoid it is to ride the momentum by taking bold steps towards an international long-term regulatory framework now."
Sectoral Approaches for a Post-2012 Climate Regime: A Taxonomy (with Gu Yoon Chung)
October 2009
Journal article, Climate Policy, Issue 6, Volume 9
Sectoral approaches have been gaining currency in the international climate debate as a possible remedy to the shortfalls of the Kyoto Protocol. Proponents argue that a sector-based architecture can more easily invite the participationg of developing countries, address competitiveness issues, and enable immediate emissions reductions. However, given the numerous proposals, much confusion remains as to what sectoral approaches actually are. this article provides a simple, yet comprehensive, taxonomy of the various proposals for sectoral approaches.
Meckling, J., Kelsey, N., Biber, E., Zysman, J. (2015). Winning Coalitions for Climate Policy: Green Industrial Policy Builds Support for Carbon Regulation. Science. 349(6253). 1170-1171.
Journal article, Climate Policy, Issue 6, Volume 9
Sectoral approaches have been gaining currency in the international climate debate as a possible remedy to the shortfalls of the Kyoto Protocol. Proponents argue that a sector-based architecture can more easily invite the participationg of developing countries, address competitiveness issues, and enable immediate emissions reductions. However, given the numerous proposals, much confusion remains as to what sectoral approaches actually are. this article provides a simple, yet comprehensive, taxonomy of the various proposals for sectoral approaches.
Meckling, J., Kelsey, N., Biber, E., Zysman, J. (2015). Winning Coalitions for Climate Policy: Green Industrial Policy Builds Support for Carbon Regulation. Science. 349(6253). 1170-1171.
The Globalization of Carbon Trading: Transnational Business Coalitions in Climate Politics
January 2011
Journal article, Global Environmental Politics, Issue 11, Volume 2
Over the last decade, carbon trading has emerged as the policy instrument of choice in the industrialized world to address global climate change. This paper argues that a transnational business coalition, representing mostly energy firms and energy-intensive manufacturers, actively promoted the global rise of carbon trading. In this process, business could draw on the support of government allies and business-oriented environmental groups, particularly in the UK and the US. Alongside its allies, the coalition had pivotal influence in the internationalization of carbon trading through the Kyoto Protocol, in the U-turn of the EU from sceptic to frontrunner on carbon trading and in the re-import of carbon trading to the US. While business could not prevent mandatory emission controls, it could critically affect the regulatory style of climate policy in favor of low-cost, market-based options.
Journal article, Global Environmental Politics, Issue 11, Volume 2
Over the last decade, carbon trading has emerged as the policy instrument of choice in the industrialized world to address global climate change. This paper argues that a transnational business coalition, representing mostly energy firms and energy-intensive manufacturers, actively promoted the global rise of carbon trading. In this process, business could draw on the support of government allies and business-oriented environmental groups, particularly in the UK and the US. Alongside its allies, the coalition had pivotal influence in the internationalization of carbon trading through the Kyoto Protocol, in the U-turn of the EU from sceptic to frontrunner on carbon trading and in the re-import of carbon trading to the US. While business could not prevent mandatory emission controls, it could critically affect the regulatory style of climate policy in favor of low-cost, market-based options.