26 results on '"*ENVIRONMENTAL policy"'
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2. Trends in greenhouse gas emissions from consumption and production of animal food products - implications for long-term climate targets.
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Cederberg C, Hedenus F, Wirsenius S, and Sonesson U
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- Animal Husbandry, Animals, Dairying, Eggs supply & distribution, Environmental Monitoring, Environmental Policy, European Union, Government Regulation, Humans, Meat supply & distribution, Milk supply & distribution, Models, Biological, Sweden, Time Factors, Agriculture, Air Pollutants analysis, Climate Change, Gases analysis, Greenhouse Effect
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To analyse trends in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from production and consumption of animal products in Sweden, life cycle emissions were calculated for the average production of pork, chicken meat, beef, dairy and eggs in 1990 and 2005. The calculated average emissions were used together with food consumption statistics and literature data on imported products to estimate trends in per capita emissions from animal food consumption. Total life cycle emissions from the Swedish livestock production were around 8.5 Mt carbon dioxide equivalents (CO2e) in 1990 and emissions decreased to 7.3 Mt CO2e in 2005 (14% reduction). Around two-thirds of the emission cut was explained by more efficient production (less GHG emission per product unit) and one-third was due to a reduced animal production. The average GHG emissions per product unit until the farm-gate were reduced by 20% for dairy, 15% for pork and 23% for chicken meat, unchanged for eggs and increased by 10% for beef. A larger share of the average beef was produced from suckler cows in cow-calf systems in 2005 due to the decreasing dairy cow herd, which explains the increased emissions for the average beef in 2005. The overall emission cuts from the livestock sector were a result of several measures taken in farm production, for example increased milk yield per cow, lowered use of synthetic nitrogen fertilisers in grasslands, reduced losses of ammonia from manure and a switch to biofuels for heating in chicken houses. In contrast to production, total GHG emissions from the Swedish consumption of animal products increased by around 22% between 1990 and 2005. This was explained by strong growth in meat consumption based mainly on imports, where growth in beef consumption especially was responsible for most emission increase over the 15-year period. Swedish GHG emissions caused by consumption of animal products reached around 1.1 t CO2e per capita in 2005. The emission cuts necessary for meeting a global temperature-increase target of 2° might imply a severe constraint on the long-term global consumption of animal food. Due to the relatively limited potential for reducing food-related emissions by higher productivity and technological means, structural changes in food consumption towards less emission-intensive food might be required for meeting the 2° target.
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- 2013
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3. Corporate ESG reporting quantity, quality and performance: Where to now for environmental policy and practice?
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Arvidsson, Susanne and Dumay, John
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CORPORATION reports ,ENVIRONMENTAL reporting ,ENVIRONMENTAL policy ,ENVIRONMENTAL responsibility ,ORGANIZATIONAL transparency ,STRATEGIC alliances (Business) - Abstract
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are driving corporate strategy and performance. However, does this mean more ESG reporting is being done? If so, is the quality of ESG reports improving? And what about ESG performance? In this paper, we examine these three trends in ESG reporting—quantity, quality and corporate ESG performance. With a Swedish multinational corporate focus, we analyse data from Sustainalytics, corporateregister.com and the Alliance for Corporate Transparency to answer our research questions. Our analysis shows that, while the quality of ESG information in Sweden has steadily improved, performance plateaued around 2015. Mitigating problems such as the impacts of climate change and COVID‐19 call for improved ESG performance, not improved ESG reporting quantity or quality. Thus, rather than focusing on improving ESG reporting regulations, we need to redirect our focus towards creating better ESG outcomes. Therefore, we argue that companies must be asked to provide data that are more timely, relevant, credible and comparable and that demonstrate improved ESG performance. With this information, financial analysts and investors can redirect and accelerate capital flows towards corporate investments that help tackle important problems related to climate crises and the reaching of a sustainable development. Our analysis reveals that we need more research focusing on consumers, investors and policymakers. Future scholars could explore how changing consumer preferences are driving improvements in ESG performance and how changing capital market allocations affect ESG performance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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4. Policy Entrepreneurs in Public Administration: A Social Network Analysis.
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Petridou, Evangelia, Becker, Per, and Sparf, Jörgen
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SOCIAL network analysis , *PUBLIC administration , *SOCIABILITY , *BUREAUCRACY , *NATIONAL security , *GOVERNMENT policy , *FLOOD risk - Abstract
This article examines the role of policy entrepreneurs in promoting change in flood risk mitigation at the local level in Sweden through a comparative study of two Swedish municipalities with different approaches to flood risk governance; as a technical issue or a social issue. The municipality in which flood risk mitigation is addressed as a social issue exhibits a larger size of the network mitigating flood risk, more diverse actors involved, and a more central location of the politicians and senior management. Moreover, the analysis points to the salience of a bureaucratic policy entrepreneur in promoting this shift toward addressing it as a social issue, and shows how they use relational strategies to frame the issue as relating to climate change action. The article operationalizes sociability and credibility, two of the attributes of policy entrepreneurs, and thus, contributes to the theoretical and methodological discussion of policy entrepreneurs in general, and as they pertain to environmental policy in particular. Related Articles: David, Charles‐Philippe. 2015. "Policy Entrepreneurs and the Reorientation of National Security Policy under the G. W. Bush Administration (2001‐04)." Politics & Policy 43 (1): 163‐195. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12106 Shock, David R. 2013. "The Significance of Opposition Entrepreneurs on Local Sales Tax Referendum Outcomes." Politics & Policy 41 (4): 588‐614. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12028 Sidha, Zedekia, Patrick Asingo, and Justine Magutu. 2021. "Street‐Level Bureaucrats as Policy Entrepreneurs: The Nexus between Timing of Traffic Enforcement Activities and Road Safety Policy Outcomes." Politics & Policy Early View. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12386 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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5. Greening transport in Sweden: the role of the organic intellectual in changing union climate change policy.
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Lundström, Ragnar
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SUSTAINABLE transportation , *CLIMATE change , *ENVIRONMENTAL policy , *LABOR unions , *LEADERSHIP - Abstract
This article engages with the role of the individual in transforming union organizations by discussing the experiences of Ulf Jarnefjord and his efforts to introduce climate change policies into the Swedish Transport Workers’ Union [Transportarbetareförbundet]. Research investigating the integration of climate change policies into the agenda of Swedish trade unions has identified a disconnect between policy development among leaders on the one hand, and engagement among members on the other. Employing the life-history interview method, and the analytical concept of ‘organic intellectual’, this article focusses on the ways in which Ulf, as a regional health and safety officer, has experienced engaging with climate change issues in relation to both members and the leadership of his union. His experiences point to the importance of learning about how climate change and production impact on the everyday lives of members for developing and mobilizing support for climate change policies in unions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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6. Why do people accept environmental policies? The prospects of higher education and changes in norms, beliefs and policy preferences.
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Harring, Niklas and Jagers, Sverker C.
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ENVIRONMENTAL policy , *SOCIAL scientists , *ACADEMIC degrees , *CLIMATE change , *SUSTAINABILITY , *YOUNG adults , *HIGHER education - Abstract
Pressing problems of environmental degradation are typically argued to require coordination, primarily through state intervention. Social scientists are struggling to understand how attitudes toward such state interventions are formed, and several drivers have been suggested, including education. People with university degrees are assumed to have certain values as well as the analytical skills to understand complex issues such as climate change. By using a unique panel data-set with students in different university programs (economics, law and political science), this study provides a better understanding of whether and how education affects environmental policy acceptance. One important finding is that university studies generate variation in support and scepticism toward different types of policy measures. For example, economics students tend to develop more positive attitudes toward market-based policy measures. This indicates a potential for education to increase the societal support often hindering the implementation of such policy tools. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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7. Going Green—Turning Labor: A Qualitative Analysis of the Approaches of Union Officials Working with Environmental Issues in Sweden and the United Kingdom.
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Lundström, Ragnar
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CLIMATE change ,LABOR unions ,ENVIRONMENTAL policy ,LABOR movement - Abstract
What conditions shape the introduction of climate change issues into trade union organizations? This article analyzes life-history interviews with two union organization leaders working with climate issues—one in Sweden and one in the United Kingdom—discussing how their individual backgrounds, as well as the different organizational and national contexts in which they work, create different conditions and strategies for developing an environmental union agenda. The analysis discusses how the strategies of the Scandinavian leader focus on policy development, and compares this with how the U.K. union leader focuses primarily on the interests of, and conflicts with, members when integrating climate change in their respective organizations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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8. Decoupling and displaced emissions: on Swedish consumers, Chinese producers and policy to address the climate impact of consumption.
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Isenhour, Cindy and Feng, Kuishuang
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DECOUPLING (Organizational behavior) , *CLIMATE change , *CONSUMPTION (Economics) , *ENVIRONMENTAL policy , *ETHNOGRAPHIC analysis - Abstract
New developments in consumption-based emissions accounting suggest that the reductions claimed by wealthy, environmentally progressive nations have often come at the expense of increased emissions elsewhere – and thus net growth in global GHG concentrations. This paper traces Sweden's attempts to translate growing recognition of displaced emissions into national environmental policy. Drawing on multi-sited ethnographic research and policy analysis in Sweden and China, we argue that while the logical implications of consumption-based analyses point to the need to address production and consumption as an integrated system, complex governance challenges and the political precariousness of these ideas have thus far limited policy to the reinvention of consumer awareness campaigns and an international extension of long-standing ecological efficiency efforts. We argue that consumption-based emissions indicators justify more ambitious demand-side policy response. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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9. Negotiating climate change responses: Regional and local perspectives on transport and coastal zone planning in South Sweden.
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Antonson, Hans, Isaksson, Karolina, Storbjörk, Sofie, and Hjerpe, Mattias
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CLIMATE change ,COASTAL zone management ,COASTS ,ENVIRONMENTAL policy ,ENVIRONMENTAL management - Abstract
Putting climate change policy-integration into practice is challenged by problems of institutional misfit, due to, inter alia, deficient vertical administrative interplay. While most focus within the field of climate change research has targeted the national–local interplay, less is known about the interface of regional and local perspectives. Here, the aim is to study that interface with a specific focus on the relation between regional and local spatial planning actors, through a case-study of transport and coastal zone management in a Swedish municipality. The article is based on interviews (focus group and single in-depth) and official planning documents. The material reveals a tricky planning situation, replete with conflict. In practice, various institutional frameworks, claims and ambitions collide. The attempts to steer the local spatial planning initiatives from the regional level led to conflicts, which in turn seems to have hampered the overall work for climate change management through spatial planning. Furthermore, there are few traces of prospects of a smooth vertical institutional interplay able to support the overall aims related to integrating climate change mitigation and adaptation in spatial planning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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10. Micro-level translation of greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction – policy meets industry in the Swedish agricultural sector.
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Stål, Herman I., Bonnedahl, Karl J., and Eriksson, Jessica
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GREENHOUSE gas mitigation , *ENVIRONMENTAL policy , *AGRICULTURE , *EMISSIONS (Air pollution) , *CLIMATE change mitigation , *SUSTAINABLE agriculture - Abstract
Reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is an urgent challenge for mankind. However, as aggregate emissions continue to rise, necessary changes in industrial practices are lagging behind. The article addresses this discrepancy by exploring how the issue of GHG reduction is channeled from policy to industry, in one of the more GHG intensive sectors, agriculture. We adopt the translation perspective to analyze and discuss how the climate issue travels between contexts. Our study explores the activities involved as advisors, functioning as translating agents within Swedish agri-policy, inform producers about the issue of GHG reduction. The study sheds new light on the effectiveness of mitigation policy in promoting practice change and illustrates how translation is an analytical framework suitable for studying this within different industries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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11. Provision of Climate Advice as a Mechanism for Environmental Governance in Swedish Agriculture.
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Stål, Herman I. and Bonnedahl, Karl J.
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CLIMATE change mitigation ,AGRICULTURAL policy ,ENVIRONMENTAL policy ,AGRICULTURAL extension work - Abstract
Climate mitigation is both a pressing and complex task, and one that frequently requires both participation, to involve stakeholders, and capacity building to enable them to change their practices. This paper considers whether the provision of climate advice to affected parties could be an effective policy activity in both respects. The article investigates the feasibility and potential influence of providing climate advice by examining the role that such advice has played in the discursive activities of agriculture extension consultants in Sweden. This case demonstrates that rather than promoting substantial change in practices, the climate issue is used to support conventional efficiency-increasing measures and to change the descriptions of prevailing agricultural activities. We find that the embedding of climate-related discourse within agricultural extension, and the lack of clear climate mitigation goals for the agricultural sector, reduced and adapted the climate issue, accommodating it to the narratives prevailing among farmers, which are well aligned with conventional economic rather than climate policy goals. This lock-in could be addressed by establishing clear and radical reduction targets and through the broader involvement of a wider range of stakeholders. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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12. Comparative Analysis of Sweden’s Wind Energy Policy: The Evolution of “Coordinated” Networks.
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Giest, Sarah
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ENVIRONMENTAL policy , *WIND power , *CLIMATE change , *COMPUTER network management , *COMPARATIVE studies , *GOVERNMENT policy - Abstract
In search of an appropriate institutional structure for successful environmental policy, many researchers focus on network governance. And while it provides the flexibility and adaptability needed for climate change initiatives, the paper argues that many networks collaborate too loosely to have the capacity to reach strategic goals or mobilize local players. There is often a disconnect between national policy goals and on-the-ground dynamics. Instead, government should adopt a network perspective which does not eliminate state action, but involves network management institutions at arm’s length of government. As an example for this mode of network governance, the research looks at the Swedish “National Network for Wind Power”, which was initiated by government and is now led by four wind coordinators managing the development of on- and off-shore wind electricity. The paper compares Swedish performance before and after the introduction of the wind network and shows how these government efforts have transformed Sweden from a weak performer to being a frontrunner in Europe. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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13. Developing integrated explorative and normative scenarios: The case of future land use in a climate-neutral Sweden.
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Milestad, Rebecka, Svenfelt, Åsa, and Dreborg, Karl Henrik
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LAND use ,CLIMATOLOGY ,GREENHOUSE gas mitigation ,ENVIRONMENTAL policy ,GEOGRAPHICAL discoveries - Abstract
Highlights: [•] We need to consider fulfilling climate targets in a context of external developments. [•] Four scenarios were developed with the target “no greenhouse gas emissions in 2060”. [•] Participatory backcasting can be a tool for long-term planning. [•] A climate-neutral Sweden is possible, but contains major challenges. [•] Policy makers should discuss land use in longer time frames than currently applied. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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14. Enhancing environmentally sustainable growth.
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ENVIRONMENTAL policy ,ECONOMIC development & the environment ,SUSTAINABLE development ,ENVIRONMENTAL protection ,POLLUTION ,CLIMATE change - Abstract
Discusses the approach of Sweden to environmental issues in line with its goal of sustainable development. Details of the environmental policy making; Efforts to reduce airborne emissions affecting acidification and climate change; Action taken to address the damage from eutrophication.
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- 2001
15. A Green Star Fading? A Critical Assessment of Swedish Environmental Policy Change.
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Hysing, Erik
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ENVIRONMENTAL policy ,CLIMATE change ,RENEWABLE energy sources ,MARINE resources conservation - Abstract
ABSTRACT Frontrunner states have been shown to be highly important for the development and diffusion of progressive environmental policies. History shows, however, that frontrunner status is dynamic and that previous leader countries have become laggards. Here I assess recent policy changes in Sweden - a state widely recognized as an environmental frontrunner - arguing that environmental policy practice within areas prioritized by the Government (biodiversity, sustainable energy, the marine environment and climate change) has experienced high-profile, and from a green perspective highly controversial policy changes. This policy development raises critical concerns for the future role of Sweden as an environmental frontrunner. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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16. What do policy-makers do with scientific uncertainty? The incremental character of Swedish climate change policy-making.
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Knaggård, Åsa
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POLICY sciences , *CLIMATE change , *SCIENTIFIC knowledge , *ENVIRONMENTAL policy , *EMPIRICAL research , *DECISION making - Abstract
This article explores how policy-makers are managing scientific uncertainty in policy-making. This is done through a case study of the Swedish climate change policy process from 1975 to 2007, based on interviews and an extensive review of official publications and documents. The study shows that scientific uncertainty played a very marginal role in the development of Swedish climate politics. When faced with scientific uncertainty, policy-makers came to rely more on knowledge of what was politically possible to do, than on what was desirable from a scientific perspective. Thereby, policy-making became incremental in character. The article argues that in order to understand the dynamics involved, we need to pay attention to how scientific knowledge and uncertainty are translated from a scientific context into a political one. These framings, done by knowledge brokers, are crucial for the use of scientific knowledge in politics. Scientific uncertainty negatively impacts scientists' willingness to act as knowledge brokers and thereby the possibility of policy-makers to use knowledge. The article argues that despite the lessons from previous research, there seems to be a need for empirically grounded studies that highlight the limits of the rational paradigm captured in, for example, evidence-based decision-making. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2014
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17. Gender and transition in climate governance.
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Kronsell, Annica
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CLIMATE change ,NICHES (Architecture) ,LANDSCAPES ,POLITICAL participation ,ENVIRONMENTAL policy - Abstract
Abstract: This article demonstrates how gender is relevant to governance of a transition to a low-carbon economy. It does this through insights derived from gender and transition studies in combination, applied and illustrated through a study of climate governance in Sweden. The approach is constructive and uses as central concepts: transition arenas, niches, regimes and landscapes in combination with theories from gender studies. The article suggests that the two fields are linked through three processes that are necessary to make a transition: to strengthen participation, to deal with oppressive power relations and to challenge institutionalized norms. It illustrates how masculine norms seem to permeate the landscape of climate transitions and argues that gender regimes tend to dictate planning, measures and implementation. Finally, the article proposes that a gender perspective on climate governance would analyze participation in transition arenas and niches by asking who is included in climate governance and what ideas influence climate policies. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2013
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18. Mainstreaming climate policy: the case of climate adaptation and the implementation of EU water policy.
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Brouwer, Stijn, Rayner, Tim, and Huitema, Dave
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ENVIRONMENTAL policy , *CLIMATE change , *EMPIRICAL research , *WATER laws - Abstract
Despite the fact that mainstreaming of climate change into existing EU sectoral policies is a key aim, empirical knowledge of how it works in practice remains scarce. With this paper we explore the degree to which climate considerations are taken into account in the implementation of one of the most influential pieces of European water legislation, the Water Framework Directive and, more importantly, we assess possible explanations for the geographical variability in levels of mainstreaming observed. Our empirical research is based on an analysis of both EU and local policy documents, as well as more than forty in-depth interviews, and shows that, for various reasons, the degree of mainstreaming that has taken place differs widely. We conclude that timely incentives and clear guidance will be necessary to ensure progress is made by all, but that a residual fear that the adaptation agenda is open to abuse by those seeking to rationalise failures to fully implement the Water Framework Directive has put a brake on the mainstreaming agenda. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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19. The politics of climate knowledge: Sir Giddens, Sweden and the paradox of climate (in)justice.
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Isenhour, Cindy
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CLIMATE change , *ENVIRONMENTAL risk , *ENVIRONMENTAL policy , *ENVIRONMENTAL ethics , *POLITICAL culture - Abstract
There is a widespread assumption that most people will not effectively respond to climate risk until they personally experience its negative effects. Yet this assumption raises some interesting questions in the Swedish context. The majority of Swedes say that they have not experienced the negative effects of climate change, but they are among the world's citizens most concerned about and active on the issue. These observations raise the questions – why do many Swedes act progressively if they do not feel environmental risks “closer to home”? Is there something exceptional about Swedish environmental ethics, political culture or governance structures? This paper explores these questions, using the Swedish case to challenge essentialising concepts such as “Giddens’ paradox” which, too often, equate risk perception with self-interest, neglect concern for climate justice and depoliticise climate knowledge. This research suggests that concern for climate justice, rather than self-interest, proves to be a more powerful motivator for climate action in the Swedish context and potentially beyond. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2013
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20. Cocky and climate smart? Climate change mitigation and place-branding in three Swedish towns.
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Gustavsson, Eva and Elander, Ingemar
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CLIMATE change , *SUSTAINABLE development , *CLIMATE change mitigation , *ENVIRONMENTAL policy - Abstract
Sustainable development has emerged as a distinctive marker of place identity in addition to traditional markers such as buildings and spectacles. Climate change mitigation as a potential place brand, indicating sustainable development, is in focus of this article, comparing such efforts in three Swedish towns. Based on documentary studies and interviews, it demonstrates how one town has been successful in branding itself as “the Greenest City in Europe”, whereas mitigation efforts in two other towns are barely known outside the town halls. In the first case, a combination of material, symbolic, and institutional components has been decisive in establishing a brand with internal and external legitimacy. This case highlights the importance of a dedicated network of influential actors and a potent governance structure visualising the will of a town to make its climate mitigation efforts known. Despite similar material conditions, the two others come short on the symbolic and the institutional dimensions, although they may still have a potential for future success in terms of mitigation both in practice and as a marker of identity. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2012
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21. Knowledge for local climate change adaptation in Sweden: challenges of multilevel governance.
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Nilsson, AnnikaE., Gerger Swartling, Åsa, and Eckerberg, Katarina
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CLIMATE change , *BIOLOGICAL adaptation , *ENVIRONMENTAL policy , *MULTI-level governance (Theory) , *FOCUS groups , *SOCIAL context - Abstract
Adaptation to climate change is often perceived as a local concern; yet local stakeholders are influenced by knowledge and politics from international and national contexts. Based on a review of Swedish climate change adaptation policy and interviews and focus groups in the Stockholm region, this paper discusses how knowledge relevant to climate change adaptation has been institutionalised in Sweden and how this may affect the potential for learning. The results indicate that the institutionalising of knowledge and knowledge exchange has been weak, especially compared to the implementation of Local Agenda 21, which also calls for action at the local level. So far, Swedish adaptation policy has relied mainly on soft governance tools. Further, we conclude that there is need for improved mechanisms for feedback from the local to the national level in this rapidly evolving policy field. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2012
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22. Integrating climate change adaptation into civil protection: comparative lessons from Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands.
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Groven, Kyrre, Aall, Carlo, van den Berg, Maya, Carlsson-Kanyama, Annika, and Coenen, Frans
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CLIMATE change , *BIOLOGICAL adaptation , *ENVIRONMENTAL policy , *COMPARATIVE studies , *PSYCHOLOGICAL vulnerability - Abstract
Integrating policy on climate change adaptation into civil protection is explored through studies of extreme weather management at the national level in Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands, and through local case studies of the three coastal cities of Bergen, Malmö and Rotterdam. The research issues addressed have been the extent to which, and in what form, climate change adaptation policy has been integrated into civil protection, how the observed policy integration can be explained and how such integration can be improved. Different degrees of policy integration may stem from perceived vulnerabilities and varying needs for renewed legitimacy within the civil protection system following the end of the Cold War. A set of socio-historic characteristics of the “environment” and “civil protection” policy domains illuminate conditions for an improved outcome of the policy integration process. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2012
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23. The missing link: Bringing institutions and politics into energy future studies.
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Nilsson, Måns, Nilsson, Lars J., Hildingsson, Roger, Stripple, Johannes, and Eikeland, Per Ove
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POLITICAL planning ,FORCE & energy ,ECONOMIC competition ,CLIMATE change ,ENVIRONMENTAL policy ,MARKETS ,GOVERNMENT policy - Abstract
Abstract: Energy future studies can be a useful tool for learning about how to induce and manage technical, economic and policy change related to energy supply and use. The private sector has successfully deployed them for strategic planning, examining key parameters such as markets, competition and consumer trends. However in public policy, most energy future studies remain disconnected from policy making. One reason is that they often ignore the key political and institutional factors that underpin much of the anticipated, wished-for or otherwise explored energy systems developments. Still, we know that institutions and politics are critical enablers or constraints to technical and policy change. This paper examines how analytical insights into political and institutional dynamics can enhance energy future studies. It develops an approach that combines systems-technical change scenarios with political and institutional analysis. Using the example of a backcasting study dealing with the long term low-carbon transformation of a national energy system, it applies two levels of institutional and political analysis; at the level of international regimes and at the level of sectoral policy, and examines how future systems changes and policy paths are conditioned by institutional change processes. It finds that the systematic application of these variables significantly enhances and renders more useful backcasting studies of energy futures. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2011
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24. Dispatches.
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CLIMATE change ,ENVIRONMENTAL policy ,TELECOMMUNICATION satellites ,ENVIRONMENTAL protection ,WEATHER forecasting ,GREEN movement ,GREEN business ,EQUIPMENT & supplies - Abstract
The article presents news items on environmental issues. Researchers from the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington have discovered a way to recognize severe rain on snow weather events using satellite readings of natural microwave radiation from Earth. A survey from the climate change department of the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency has found that 68% of purchases at all levels of government in Sweden are made using clear environmental guidelines or requirements.
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- 2008
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25. The climate decade: Changing attitudes on three continents.
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Carlsson, Fredrik, Kataria, Mitesh, Krupnick, Alan, Lampi, Elina, Löfgren, Åsa, Qin, Ping, Sterner, Thomas, and Yang, Xiaojun
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WILLINGNESS to pay , *ENVIRONMENTAL policy , *CLIMATE change mitigation , *EFFECT of human beings on climate change - Abstract
Using identical surveys a decade apart, we examine how attitudes and willingness to pay (WTP) for climate policies have changed in the United States, China, and Sweden. All three countries exhibit an increased willingness to pay for climate mitigation. Ten years ago, Sweden had a larger fraction of believers in anthropogenic climate change and a higher WTP for mitigation, but today the national averages are more similar. Although we find convergence in public support for climate policy across countries, there is considerable divergence in both WTP and climate attitudes within countries. Political polarization explains part of this divergence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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26. Faith traditions addressing Global Warming.
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CLIMATE change , *RELIGIOUS leaders , *ENVIRONMENTAL protection -- Religious aspects , *ENVIRONMENTAL policy , *LAND use & the environment , *CONFERENCES & conventions - Abstract
The article presents the text of a manifesto on climate change issued by religious leaders at the Interfaith Summit held in Uppsala, Sweden on November 28-29, 2008. The manifesto urges governments and international organizations to create changes in lifestyles, work modes, economy, trade and use technology to address the threat. It notes that the Copenhagen Agreement should conteract the misuse of land, forests and farmland. It advocates and large emisision cuts, mitigation and economic incentives to developing countries that protect the environment.
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- 2009
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