A Strong Institutional Climate: Regional Trade Networks and Climate Action
| dc.contributor.advisor | Mitchell, Ronald | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Sanchirico, Emily | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-10-10T23:18:25Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-10-10T23:18:25Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013-10-10 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Climate change has been described as a malign, wicked, and super wicked problem. I focus on key characteristics that make international collective action challenging: asymmetry, fear of free riding, scientific uncertainty, and inherent interdependencies. I argue that an institution designed to tackle such a complex problem requires a key set of features: leadership, linkage, quality information, differentiated obligations, monitoring/enforcement, transparency, and flexibility. I assess the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and Kyoto Protocol to determine what aspects are missing. I then ask why the European Union (EU), with incentives to the contrary, set broad unilateral goals. I argue that the framework of political and economic integration made deep cooperation possible. Lastly, I consider whether this experience is specific to the EU and ask whether regional trade networks have a role in the global arsenal of climate change solutions. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1794/13410 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | University of Oregon | en_US |
| dc.rights | All Rights Reserved. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Climate change | en_US |
| dc.subject | Institutions | en_US |
| dc.subject | International environmental politics | en_US |
| dc.subject | Policy | en_US |
| dc.subject | Regional trade agreements | en_US |
| dc.title | A Strong Institutional Climate: Regional Trade Networks and Climate Action | en_US |
| dc.type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation | en_US |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Environmental Studies Program | en_US |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Oregon | en_US |
| thesis.degree.level | masters | en_US |
| thesis.degree.name | M.A. | en_US |
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