From Kyoto to the town hall : making international and national climate policy work at the local level / edited by Lennart J. Lundqvist and Anders Biel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lundqvist, Lennart, 1939-

Biel, Anders.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes--Government policy.

Climatic changes.

Physical Description:

xiv, 170 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2007.

Summary:

International agreements such as the Kyoto Protocol, EU regulation and country-specific national climate policies offer some hope of addressing climate change. But all too often implementation of these high level objectives is derailed at the sub-national, local and - perhaps most important - individual level, by a variety of structural, policy and perceived barriers that result in a failure of effective action.

Drawing on original research from Sweden, a world leader in effective environmental solutions, this volume examines the difficulties of aligning climate policy from international to national and sub-national levels. The authors address the full range of barriers and complexities, including governance structures, the relationship between 'experts' and the public, political feasibility, tax measures, perceptions of 'fairness' and self-interest, and the importance of environmental values. Also covered are the roles and perceptions of organizations and professions, the place of carbon-free technologies (such as wind power), the relationship between national and EU regulations, and the monumental challenge of governing the climate in a bordered and divided world. This volume is a vital source of information for all those seeking to create effective, coordinated responses to the challenge of climate change.

Contents:

From Kyoto to the town hall : transforming national strategies into local and individual action / Lennart J. Lundqvist and Anders Biel

Coping with climate change : Sweden's climate strategy as a case in point / Lennart J. Lundqvist and Anders Biel

Explaining public trust in institutions : the role of consensual expert ideas / Monika Bauhr

Is there a trade-off between cost-effective climate policies and political legitimacy? / Henrik Hammar and Sverker C. Jagers

Assessing values in environmental policy formation / Andreas Nilsson and Anders Biel

Organizational culture, professional norms and local implementation of national climate policy / Chris von Borgstede, Mathias Zannakis and Lennart J. Lundqvist

Policy effectiveness and the diffusion of carbon-free energy technology : the case of wind power / Patrik Söderholm, Maria Pettersson, Kristina Ek and Gabriel Michanek

Sharing burdens in the European Union for the protection of the global climate : a Swedish perspective / Lena Gipperth

Governing the climate, (b)ordering the world / Johannes Stripple

Multilevel governance : a solution to climate change management? / Anders Biel and Lennart J. Lundqvist.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1844074234

9781844074235

OCLC:

75713917