EU Climate Policy after the Crisis
(2014) In Environmental Politics 23(1). p.1-17- Abstract
- In the period 2009–2011, Member States discussed whether the EU should
increase its emissions reduction target for 2020 beyond the existing 20%. This discussion has not resulted in any agreement, the different actors being deeply divided between those calling for a step-up to a higher target (for instance 30%) and those opposed to any kind of increase. The division can be seen as a result of a conflict between policy frames. The economic crisis has deepened the division between those who see climate-change policy as detrimental to growth and those seeing it as beneficial to growth. Whereas the latter group – including the UK and DG Climate Action – subscribe to the
green growth policy frame, the former – including Poland... (More) - In the period 2009–2011, Member States discussed whether the EU should
increase its emissions reduction target for 2020 beyond the existing 20%. This discussion has not resulted in any agreement, the different actors being deeply divided between those calling for a step-up to a higher target (for instance 30%) and those opposed to any kind of increase. The division can be seen as a result of a conflict between policy frames. The economic crisis has deepened the division between those who see climate-change policy as detrimental to growth and those seeing it as beneficial to growth. Whereas the latter group – including the UK and DG Climate Action – subscribe to the
green growth policy frame, the former – including Poland – subscribe to the ‘trade-off policy frame’. Many Member States have been internally divided between proponents and opponents of a step-up, often with environment ministries in the former camp and finance and economics ministries in the latter. (Less)
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- Skovgaard, Jakob LU
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- 2014
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- published
- subject
- keywords
- Climate change, European Union, policy frames, economic crisis, ecological modernisation
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- Environmental Politics
- volume
- 23
- issue
- 1
- pages
- 1 - 17
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- Taylor & Francis
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- wos:000330825600001
- scopus:84893767604
- ISSN
- 0964-4016
- DOI
- 10.1080/09644016.2013.818304
- project
- Leadership Abandoned? – Explaining the EU’s Position in the Global Climate Change Negotiations 2007-2010
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- English
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- 494b65f9-4f74-416c-a50b-406317ebe3c7 (old id 4222900)
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abstract = {{In the period 2009–2011, Member States discussed whether the EU should<br/><br>
increase its emissions reduction target for 2020 beyond the existing 20%. This discussion has not resulted in any agreement, the different actors being deeply divided between those calling for a step-up to a higher target (for instance 30%) and those opposed to any kind of increase. The division can be seen as a result of a conflict between policy frames. The economic crisis has deepened the division between those who see climate-change policy as detrimental to growth and those seeing it as beneficial to growth. Whereas the latter group – including the UK and DG Climate Action – subscribe to the<br/><br>
green growth policy frame, the former – including Poland – subscribe to the ‘trade-off policy frame’. Many Member States have been internally divided between proponents and opponents of a step-up, often with environment ministries in the former camp and finance and economics ministries in the latter.}},
author = {{Skovgaard, Jakob}},
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keywords = {{Climate change; European Union; policy frames; economic crisis; ecological modernisation}},
language = {{eng}},
number = {{1}},
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publisher = {{Taylor & Francis}},
series = {{Environmental Politics}},
title = {{EU Climate Policy after the Crisis}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09644016.2013.818304}},
doi = {{10.1080/09644016.2013.818304}},
volume = {{23}},
year = {{2014}},
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