Abstract
The Paris Agreement is the first-ever universal globally binding treaty on climate change mitigation. This dissertation examines the need to deal with newly observed problems arising within its decentralised climate change policy architecture: how higher electricity price differentials across countries contribute to eroding the net FDI inflows, in spite of individual government's policy choices to correct for distortions on national levels; how the stovepiped approach to climate change policy increases reliance on low-carbon technologies in energy mix without considering the implications for minerals used for their production; and how heterogeneous national mineral strategies, often pursuing competing priorities, adversely affect global supply chains. In this respect, this dissertation argues for a three-dimensional coordination of bottom-up climate change mitigation processes: within national policies, across national policies and beyond sectoral policies. It thus proposes a multilevel and polycentric governance mechanism, advocating an integrated approach to low-carbon energy transition rather than focusing on energy-related greenhouse gas emissions in isolation.
Original language | English |
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Award date | 27 Jun 2016 |
Place of Publication | Maastricht |
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Print ISBNs | 9789461595812 |
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Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Keywords
- Paris Agreement
- bottom-up coordination
- electricity prices
- foreign direct investment
- rare earths
- supply risk
- low-carbon technologies
- critical mineral strategies