Determinants of climate change policy adoption: A meta-analysis

Yeganeh, Armin Jeddi; McCoy, Andrew P.; Schenk, Todd

doi:10.1016/j.uclim.2019.100547

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“…Cities all around the world face similar scenarios and difficult choices as the threats posed by climate change escalate. More frequent and intense weather events such as hurricanes, as well as wildfires and flooding, are waking cities up to the reality that they are on the front lines of what should now be viewed as a climate emergency (Ripple et al, 2019;Yeganeh et al, 2020). Even if they figure out ways to reduce overall greenhouse gas emissions, municipal authorities will have to respond in the short term to the unstoppable impacts of climate change (Susskind, 2010).…”

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Building local capacity to adapt to climate change

Susskind

Kim

2021

Climate Policy

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Local governments in cities around the world will not be able to cope with climate change impacts until they enhance their capacity to adapt. Past efforts to build local capacity, however, have often been unsuccessful. Building municipal capacity to formulate and implement climate adaptation plans will, in our view, require a new approach. Special attention will need to be paid to (1) contingent financial arrangements; (2) widespread and continuous stakeholder engagement; and (3) a commitment to experimental problem-solving. Most important, to respond to the scientific and technical uncertainties surrounding climate risks, local governments will have to enhance their 'adaptive governance' capabilities. Key policy insights:. Building local capacity to adapt to climate change is likely to require moving beyond traditional forms of financial and technical assistance so that the uncertainties and complexities of climate change can be addressed.. We suggest a new three-pronged approach to municipal capacity building.. The first element of this new approach will require structuring financial investments in a more adaptable (i.e. contingent) fashion.. The second will involve widespread and continuous stakeholder engagement, both for coalition building and for public learning.. The third encourages an experimental approach to problem-solving so that communities can learn-by-doing.

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Building local capacity to adapt to climate change

Susskind

Kim

2021

Climate Policy

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“…The relationship between public trust in government and climate change policy has not been heavily investigated. Based on the importance of public support for enabling adaption efforts in cities [4], it is clear that when officials are making decisions about longterm risk and climate change, maintaining buy-in from the citizenry is essential. Because climate change's effects are often hard to see, policy implementation can be interpreted as misunderstood, neglected, or opposed by the electorate [47].…”

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“…Local government's decisions to engage with climate change adaptation are often enabled by the simultaneous alignment of multiple factors [3]; however, public support and local leadership have been highlighted as particularly critical factors driving local climate policy adoption [4,5]. Local governments pursue climate change policies because these efforts help them fulfill their own internal goals or reduce perceived threats [2,6].…”

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The Paradox of Public Trust Shaping Local Climate Change Adaptation

Termini

Kalafatis

2021

Atmosphere

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Growing attention is being directed towards understanding the ways in which climate change policy is shaped by the actions and interests of local governments. This study explores connections between local government’s efforts to uphold and maintain the public trust and their considerations about climate change adaptation associated with water management. Document analysis and 24 interviews with local public officials are used to shed light on these considerations in three small municipalities in central Pennsylvania: Chambersburg, Carlisle, and Gettysburg. The analysis provides indications that a paradox of public trust leads to public officials pursuing actions and considerations that are consistent with climate change adaptation, but not recognizing that they are doing so. The implications of this governing mindset for climate change outreach and policy are explored. Suggestions for countering the logic of inaction expressed by public officials that justified a lack of adaptation are identified, and the potential for state and federal interventions to stimulate climate adaptation in contexts like these local governments is explored.

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“…Simulation-based life-cycle analyses have provided valuable insight into the environmental impacts of green buildings [68], but little, if any, research has been performed to date to analyze the spillover effects of green buildings, e.g., in terms of the impact of the presence or density of green buildings on prices of nearby non-green buildings. Such analyses would have provided more details on price dynamics and the social benefits of green buildings, and consequences for local sustainability and climate change policy [69]. The need for monetary analyses is reinforced by the fact that construction cost data, performance data (e.g., energy use, water use) and outcome data (e.g., on health, pollution, congestion) are generally confidential, limited, or simply unavailable, and engineering simulation studies could be hard to compare or have restricted generalizability, due to heterogeneities involved in the operation stage.…”

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Green Affordable Housing: Cost-Benefit Analysis for Zoning Incentives

2019

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In the year 2017, about 89% of the total energy consumed in the US was produced using non-renewable energy sources, and about 43% of tenant households were cost burdened. Local governments are in a unique position to facilitate green affordable housing, that could reduce cost burdens, environmental degradation, and environmental injustice. Nonetheless, limited studies have made progress on the costs and benefits of green affordable housing, to guide decision-making, particularly in small communities. This study investigates density bonus options for green affordable housing by analyzing construction costs, transaction prices, and spillover effects of green certifications and affordable housing units. The authors employ pooled cross-sectional construction cost and price data from 422 Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) projects and 11,016 Multiple Listing Service (MLS) transactions in Virginia. Using hedonic regression analyses controlling for mediating factors, the study finds that the new construction of market-rate green certified houses is associated with small upfront costs, but large and statistically significant price premiums. In addition, the construction of market-rate green certified houses has large and statistically significant spillover effects on existing non-certified houses. Existing non-certified affordable housing units show small and often insignificant negative price impacts on the transaction prices of surrounding properties. The study concludes that the magnitude of social benefits associated with green building justifies the local provision of voluntary programs for green affordable housing, where housing is expensive relative to its basic cost of production.

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Determinants of climate change policy adoption: A meta-analysis

Cited by 61 publications

References 64 publications

Building local capacity to adapt to climate change

Building local capacity to adapt to climate change

The Paradox of Public Trust Shaping Local Climate Change Adaptation

Green Affordable Housing: Cost-Benefit Analysis for Zoning Incentives

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