DOI: 10.1002/wcc.355
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84945441148
论文题名: Climate change and Aotearoa New Zealand
作者: Hopkins D ; , Campbell-Hunt C ; , Carter L ; , Higham J ; E ; S ; , Rosin C
刊名: Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change
ISSN: 17577780
出版年: 2015
卷: 6, 期: 6 起始页码: 559
结束页码: 583
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Agriculture
; Carbon
; Emission control
; Gas emissions
; Greenhouse gases
; International law
; Risk perception
; Adaptive response
; Agricultural sector
; Emissions reduction
; Emissions Trading Scheme
; Government actions
; Political issues
; Public perception
; Regional variability
; Climate change
; climate change
; emission inventory
; emissions trading
; environmental policy
; governance approach
; greenhouse gas
; incentive
; policy approach
; policy implementation
; New Zealand
英文摘要: With a population of 4.5 million, New Zealand's contribution to total global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is relatively low. On a per capita basis, however, New Zealand's GHG emissions are the fifth highest among Annex 1 countries, due in part to the relative size of the pastoral agricultural sector. Biophysical impacts of climate change will largely extend current climate trends, with high regional variability. A review of climate change literature identifies three key risks for New Zealand relating to economic connectedness, perceptions of 'clean, green' New Zealand, and social equity. Since 2008, New Zealand's main mitigation response has been the emissions trading scheme (NZ ETS), yet the ETS is currently providing little by way of meaningful incentives for behavior change and low-carbon investment. Moreover, since declining to enter the second commitment period of the Kyoto protocol, engagement with global climate governance has been modest, and recently released emissions reduction targets have raised questions over New Zealand's responsibilities as a global citizen. In this paper, adaptive responses are considered in connection to key industries (agriculture, tourism) and communities (coastal, Māori), and examine the devolved structure of adaptation. Mainstream media reporting of climate change in New Zealand appears to be aligned with the scientific consensus position, yet it continues to frame climate change as a political issue, prioritizing political over scientific voices. Public perceptions of climate change provide evidence of continued uncertainty relating to human attribution, and depict climate change as a spatially distanced risk which could affect support for government action on climate change. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/76259
Appears in Collections: 影响、适应和脆弱性 气候变化与战略
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作者单位: Centre for Sustainability, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand; Department of Accountancy and Finance, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand; Te Tumu, School of Maori, Pacific and Indigenous Studies, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand; Department of Tourism, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Recommended Citation:
Hopkins D,, Campbell-Hunt C,, Carter L,et al. Climate change and Aotearoa New Zealand[J]. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change,2015-01-01,6(6)