Carbon management in New Zealand local government: co-benefits of action and organisational resolve in the absence of government support

Birchall, S. Jeff

doi:10.1080/14486563.2013.878258

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“…As for programmatic inefficiencies, it is clear from the narratives that programmatic challenges were endemic. The initiatives nevertheless enjoyed some success, with senior managers from both programs indicating that emission reductions and cost savings were experienced, along with several nonfinancial benefits such as increased awareness around climate change and carbon mitigation, and improved network circles (e.g., Birchall, 2013a, 2014a; Birchall et al., ).…”

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Termination Theory and National Climate Change Mitigation Programs: The Case of New Zealand

Birchall

2014

Review of Policy Research

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In 2008 New Zealand (NZ) changed from a Labour-led to a National-led government, and this resulted in a shift to government's carbon emission mitigation strategy, including the abandonment of the Communities for Climate Protection (CCP) and the Carbon Neutral Public Service (CNPS) programs. Using deLeon's seminal model for program termination, the objective of this research is to determine why NZ's newly elected government discontinued these initiatives. This empirical research is investigative and probing, and comprises a series of semi-structured interviews with senior managers responsible for the delivery of the respective program within their organization. The architects of each program are also investigated. In the end, this study finds that while economic constraints and programmatic inefficiencies may have played a contributing role, political ideology is the primary rationale for the termination of the CNPS and the CCP-NZ programs.

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confidence: 99%

“…In November 2008 NZ underwent a shift in leadership, from a Labour‐led to a National‐led government. Following, Labour's climate change agenda was reconsidered and the CNPS and CCP‐NZ programs were subsequently terminated (Birchall, 2013a, 2014a).…”

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Termination Theory and National Climate Change Mitigation Programs: The Case of New Zealand

Birchall

2014

Review of Policy Research

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“…Besides strict economic effects, carbon management may foster co-benefits of an organizational nature. Birchall (2014) shows empirically that a New Zealand local government climate programme, which led to clear emission reductions, also promoted inter-council collaboration, awareness and learning.…”

Section: Improved Economic and Organizational Performancementioning

confidence: 98%

Climate policy co-benefits: a review

2020

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Concern over mitigation costs impedes the adoption of the climate policies needed to achieve agreed global warming targets. While costs are important to consider, so are benefits. However, the evidence for climate policy co-benefits, that is, the benefits in addition to avoided climate change costs, is commonly overlooked in policy-making. In many areas, the research is limited and not comprehensively synthesised. This article counters that problem and reviews 239 peer-reviewed articles, selected from 1,749 hits from a literature search covering 'co-benefits' and related terms. Aiming to aid policy-makers and to identify research gaps, we structure, describe, analyse and synthesize the rapidly expanding knowledge on climate policy co-benefits. Improved air quality is the co-benefit category dominating the literature, but studies covering a broad geographic range also focus on diet, physical activity, soil and water quality, biodiversity, economic performance, and energy security. In these areas, co-benefits are shown to be of substantial economic value, regarding air quality often of the same order of magnitude as mitigation costs, in some instances even larger. However, the share of studies quantifying or monetizing cobenefits is limited, and the empirical evidence is small, in particular for areas besides air quality and health. Furthermore, the knowledge is seldom used in policy-making, meaning that decision-making is often biased and overly concerned with costs, leading to suboptimal climate policies and goal failures. Evidently, more research is needed, as well as improved decision-making. Understanding and acting on climate policy co-benefits can promote policies that better mitigate climate change and improve overall welfare. Key policy insights. Climate policy co-benefits in well-researched fields such as air quality and health are large, often equalling or exceeding mitigation costs. . Despite their significance, co-benefits are seldom considered in decision-making, leading to biased policies and goal failures. . In several areas, such as diet and energy security, co-benefits are sparsely researched, but emerging evidence points to high values. . More research is needed, including on how to describe the total value of different co-benefits. . Improved processes, documentation requirements and criteria in decision-making are needed, in order to ensure that political decision-makers consider co-benefits. ARTICLE HISTORY

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“…Al (2013); Wijen (2014); Eberlein, et. Al: 2014;Birchall (2014), Gond, et. Al., (2011, aspectos que pueden favorecen una nueva forma de gobernanza privada, como lo muestran Boxenbaum y Jonsson (2008); Powell & DiMaggio (2012) al referirse a la internalización de las metas.…”

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Nuevas Perspectivas De La Gobernanza Privada: Un Análisis Desde Las Prácticas De Responsabilidad Social Y Ambiental De Las Empresas en Colombia

2016

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Carbon management in New Zealand local government: co-benefits of action and organisational resolve in the absence of government support

Cited by 18 publications

References 35 publications

Termination Theory and National Climate Change Mitigation Programs: The Case of New Zealand

Termination Theory and National Climate Change Mitigation Programs: The Case of New Zealand

Climate policy co-benefits: a review

Nuevas Perspectivas De La Gobernanza Privada: Un Análisis Desde Las Prácticas De Responsabilidad Social Y Ambiental De Las Empresas en Colombia

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