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Measuring and explaining the EU's effect on national climate performance.
- Source :
- Environmental Politics; Jul2019, Vol. 28 Issue 5, p822-846, 25p, 8 Charts, 1 Graph
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- To what extent has the European Union (EU) had a benign or retarding effect on what its member states would have undertaken in the absence of EU climate policies during 2008–2012? A measurement tool for the EU policy's effect is developed and shows a benign average EU effect with considerable variation across countries. The EU's policy effectiveness vis-à-vis its member states is explained by the EU's non-compliance mechanism, the degree of usage of the Kyoto flexible mechanisms, and national pre-Kyoto emission reduction goals. Time-series cross-sectional analyses show that the EU's non-compliance mechanism has no effect, while the ex-ante plans for using Kyoto flexible mechanisms and/or the ambitious pre-Kyoto emission reduction targets allow member states to escape constraints imposed by EU climate policy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09644016
- Volume :
- 28
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Environmental Politics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 136807028
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09644016.2018.1494945