Driving towards transformation? To what extent does global climate governance promote decarbonisation of land transport?
This article aims to analyse the potential for international climate governance to promote the decarbonisation of land transport. It first summarises challenges and barriers that impede the transformation of the sector. On this basis, the article discusses how international governance could potentia...
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| description | This article aims to analyse the potential for international climate governance to promote the decarbonisation of land transport. It first summarises challenges and barriers that impede the transformation of the sector. On this basis, the article discusses how international governance could potentially assist with overcoming these barriers and mobilising potentials. Subsequently, the article analyses to what extent existing international governance institutions deliver on the potential identified. The analysis finds that while there is a large number of international institutions trying to promote the decarbonisation of land transport, none of them emerge saliently as hubs or core institutions. There is a substantial amount of activity to generate and disseminate knowledge and learning, but the potential for providing guidance and signal, setting rules, providing transparency/accountability and means of implementation could be further exploited. The article concludes with suggestions on how international governance may be strengthened. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5cbf73f99a2246fe9811b9da7fbf9c692022-12-21T21:59:01ZengElsevierEarth System Governance2589-81162021-06-018100098Driving towards transformation? To what extent does global climate governance promote decarbonisation of land transport?Wolfgang Obergassel0Oliver Lah1Frederic Rudolph2Corresponding author.; Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy, Döppersberg 19, 42103, Wuppertal, GermanyWuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy, Döppersberg 19, 42103, Wuppertal, GermanyWuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy, Döppersberg 19, 42103, Wuppertal, GermanyThis article aims to analyse the potential for international climate governance to promote the decarbonisation of land transport. It first summarises challenges and barriers that impede the transformation of the sector. On this basis, the article discusses how international governance could potentially assist with overcoming these barriers and mobilising potentials. Subsequently, the article analyses to what extent existing international governance institutions deliver on the potential identified. The analysis finds that while there is a large number of international institutions trying to promote the decarbonisation of land transport, none of them emerge saliently as hubs or core institutions. There is a substantial amount of activity to generate and disseminate knowledge and learning, but the potential for providing guidance and signal, setting rules, providing transparency/accountability and means of implementation could be further exploited. The article concludes with suggestions on how international governance may be strengthened.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589811621000021UNFCCCParis agreementLand transportDecarbonisation |
| spellingShingle | Wolfgang Obergassel Oliver Lah Frederic Rudolph Driving towards transformation? To what extent does global climate governance promote decarbonisation of land transport? Earth System Governance UNFCCC Paris agreement Land transport Decarbonisation |
| title | Driving towards transformation? To what extent does global climate governance promote decarbonisation of land transport? |
| title_full | Driving towards transformation? To what extent does global climate governance promote decarbonisation of land transport? |
| title_fullStr | Driving towards transformation? To what extent does global climate governance promote decarbonisation of land transport? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Driving towards transformation? To what extent does global climate governance promote decarbonisation of land transport? |
| title_short | Driving towards transformation? To what extent does global climate governance promote decarbonisation of land transport? |
| title_sort | driving towards transformation to what extent does global climate governance promote decarbonisation of land transport |
| topic | UNFCCC Paris agreement Land transport Decarbonisation |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589811621000021 |
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