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Greener than expected? EU finance ministries address climate finance.
- Source :
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Environmental Politics . Nov2015, Vol. 24 Issue 6, p951-969. 19p. 1 Chart. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Climate finance constitutes an integral part of the European Union’s climate policy. Yet, climate policy is increasingly addressed by non-environmental institutions. In examining the transfer of climate finance from the Environment Council to the Council for Economic and Financial Affairs (ECOFIN) in spring 2009, I analyse how climate finance has been framed in ECOFIN. Two finance ministerial framings quickly became intrinsic to ECOFIN and had a substantial influence on climate finance decisions: securing an effective response to climate change and limiting public expenditure. While policy entrepreneurs managed to build a consensus on most issues around an effective response to climate change, Member States at the October 2009 ECOFIN Council could not agree on a joint position due to some Member States’ emphasis on limiting expenditure. Only the European Council was capable of resolving the issue. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09644016
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Environmental Politics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 109227688
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09644016.2015.1056575