DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2014.849492
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84890563289
论文题名: Climate governance, justice, and transnational civil society
作者: Derman B ; B
刊名: Climate Policy
ISSN: 1469-3062
EISSN: 1752-7457
出版年: 2014
卷: 14, 期: 1 起始页码: 23
结束页码: 41
语种: 英语
英文关键词: equity
; governance
; international comparison
; NGOs
; political processes
; social justice
; UNFCCC
Scopus关键词: civil society
; environmental justice
; environmental policy
; environmental politics
; governance approach
; international comparison
; negotiation process
; nongovernmental organization
; social justice
; United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
; Europe
; United States
Scopus学科分类: nvironmental Science: General Environmental Science
; Earth and Planetary Sciences: Atmospheric Science
英文摘要: Justice dilemmas associated with climate change and the regulatory responses to it pose challenges for global governance, arguably hampering progress and raising concerns over efficacy and relevance. Scholarly literature suggests that transnational civil society groups can help address problems of governance and injustice that cross borders and pit states against each other. Findings of a comparative, qualitative study of climate justice advocacy suggest, however, that civil society groups' work in the US and EU is significantly shaped by institutional factors specific to those regimes, limiting advocates' broader impact. Moreover, political opportunities for the pursuit of climate action, and justice particularly, have diminished in those settings. By contrast, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) provides greater opportunities for discussions of justice, although civil society actors are significantly constrained within it. It is argued that greater roles for civil society in the UNFCCC could prove constructive in the face of current challenges connected with justice issues. Three themes in civil society advocacy linking principles of global justice with current climate policy debates are summarized. Finally, it is suggested that the first iteration of the UNFCCC Periodic Review provides timely opportunities to more fully draw upon civil society's potential contributions toward a fair and effective global climate regime.Policy relevanceThe roles of civil society organizations in climate governance were examined in three policy contexts: the UNFCCC, the US, and the EU, with special attention to advocacy addressing issues of equity and justice, identified as key challenges for a post-2012 global agreement. Findings suggest that (1) civil society roles are significantly constrained in each context, and (2) political opportunities for climate advocacy have diminished since 2009 in the US and EU, underlining (3) the continued salience of the UNFCCC as a forum for engagement and the construction of effective and equitable climate policy. Potential exists for increased civil society involvement at the UNFCCC to help resolve obstacles based in divergent national priorities. Three areas of justice-focused civil society activity are reviewed for current negotiation topics and the governance structure of the institution. The current UNFCCC Periodic Review is identified as an opportunity to increase civil society involvement. © 2013 Taylor & Francis. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/80485
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作者单位: Department of Geography, University of Washington, Box 353550, Seattle, WA 98195, United States
Recommended Citation:
Derman B,B. Climate governance, justice, and transnational civil society[J]. Climate Policy,2014-01-01,14(1)