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Cross-national patterns of governance mechanisms in nationally determined contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement
Department of Thematic Studies – Environmental Change, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden. Centre for Climate Science and Policy Research, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Business Administration, Technology and Social Sciences, Social Sciences.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3038-8419
Department of Thematic Studies – Environmental Change, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden. Centre for Climate Science and Policy Research, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Business Administration, Technology and Social Sciences, Social Sciences. Department of Political Science, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9554-788x
2019 (English)In: Climate Policy, ISSN 1469-3062, E-ISSN 1752-7457, Vol. 19, no 10, p. 1239-1249Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The continuous submission and scaling-up of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) constitutes a key feature of the Paris Agreement. In their NDCs, states propose governance mechanisms for implementation of climate action, in turn distinguishing appropriate roles for the state in climate governance. Clarity on Parties’ suggested roles for the state makes explicit assumptions on the premise of climate policy, in turn contributing to enhanced transparency in negotiations on the scaling-up of NDCs. This also speaks to ongoing debates on roles for the state in climate governance literature. This article identifies the governance mechanisms proposed by states in their NDCs and the roles for the state envisioned by those governance mechanisms, and also examines how cross-national patterns of roles for the state break or converge with conventional patterns of international politics. The analysis shows that states propose a plurality of roles, which to different extents may be complementary or conflictual. We conclude that income, region, and the Annexes under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) are important for understanding suggested roles for the state, but that there are nuances to be further explored. We argue that this paper has three key findings: i) a majority of states rely on market mechanisms to implement their NDCs while rules on implementation and assessment of market mechanisms are still an outstanding issue in the negotiations, meaning that resolving this issue will be essential; ii) the process for evaluating and assessing qualitative governance mechanisms needs to be specified; and iii) increased awareness of differing views on the state’s roles makes explicit different perspectives on what constitutes an ambitious and legitimate contribution to combating climate change.

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Taylor & Francis, 2019. Vol. 19, no 10, p. 1239-1249
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Paris Agreement, climate change, nationally determined contributions, governance mechanisms, policy instruments
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Political Science (excluding Public Administration Studies and Globalisation Studies)
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Political Science
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-76052DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2019.1662760ISI: 000486166000001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85074190565OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-76052DiVA, id: diva2:1352418
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Available from: 2019-09-18 Created: 2019-09-18 Last updated: 2020-08-26Bibliographically approved

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