DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2021.102225
论文题名: Impact of a climate network: The role of intermediaries in local level climate action
作者: Karhinen S. ; Peltomaa J. ; Riekkinen V. ; Saikku L.
刊名: Global Environmental Change
ISSN: 9593780
出版年: 2021
卷: 67 语种: 英语
中文关键词: Climate
; Emissions
; Intermediaries
; Mitigation
; Network
英文关键词: carbon emission
; climate change
; greenhouse gas
; local government
; questionnaire survey
; Finland
英文摘要: Local governments have set highly ambitious greenhouse gas emission reduction targets on a strategic level, in some cases influenced by intermediary networks. Yet, the quantitative impacts of climate strategies or the sharing of best practices on emissions still remain largely unknown. The aim of this study was to examine the impact of an intermediary network on municipal greenhouse gas emissions. This was done through an econometric analysis of the emissions of municipalities that are members of the Finnish Hinku (Towards Carbon Neutral Municipalities) network, and through comprehensive qualitative interviews conducted in 40 of those municipalities. Our quantitative results show that Hinku network membership has successfully led to the lowering of greenhouse gas emission levels in participating municipalities. The qualitative interviews suggest that this is due to systematic local level climate work, enhanced by network membership. The network functions as an intermediary in two ways: by providing expertise and enabling peer-support. In addition, it has also succeeded in legitimising local level climate action. Ambitious local level climate action can also affect the ambition of national climate policy, which in turn may reflect on the amount resources allocated to local climate action. © 2021 The Authors Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/168298
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作者单位: Finnish Environment Institute, Oulu, Finland; Finnish Environment Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Recommended Citation:
Karhinen S.,Peltomaa J.,Riekkinen V.,et al. Impact of a climate network: The role of intermediaries in local level climate action[J]. Global Environmental Change,2021-01-01,67