Industry type and environmental policy: Industry characteristics shape the potential for policymaking success in energy and the environment

Kelsey, Nina

doi:10.1017/bap.2018.19

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“…When costs and regulatory pressure are high, firms are expected to 'hedge'-seek to reduce their compliance costs, especially relative to competitors. Kelsey (2018) focuses on what firms produce as the driving force behind their material interests. Low-carbon producers are climate policy 'winners' and expected to be supportive, while carbon-intensive producers are 'losers' and expected to oppose policy.…”

Section: Firm Behaviormentioning

confidence: 99%

The comparative institutional analysis of energy transitions

Wood¹,

Finnegan²,

Allen³

et al. 2019

Socio-Economic Review

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The discussion on ‘The comparative institutional analysis of energy transitions’ gives us a state-of-the-art overview of the main theoretical and conceptual developments within the field of political economy. It invites us to broaden our knowledge on the changing realities of different geographical regions in energy transition. In this discussion forum, Finnegan discusses emerging themes in the comparative political economy literature of climate change. He identifies gaps and offers an outline for further research. Allen, Allen, Cumming and Johan take a closer look at the links between different types of capitalism and the natural environment. The authors stress the importance of adopting an institutional perspective to explain differences in environmental outcomes. Wood compares the transitions of energy usage and mixes between liberal and coordinated market economies from a historical perspective. He looks for parallels between the energy transition from coal to oil and gas to the current renewables. Nicklich and Endo answer the question ‘Do globalization and globally perceived occurrences of environmental problems lead to a convergence of energy supply?’. They compare the fields of German and Japanese wind power with a particular focus on Greenpeace after the Fukushima disaster in 2011. Finally, Lim and Tanaka focus on the question ‘When do energy transition policies enjoy broad-based acceptance?’. They conclude that the public acceptance of energy transition varies between Western and non-Western societies.

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Section: Firm Behaviormentioning

confidence: 99%

The comparative institutional analysis of energy transitions

Wood¹,

Finnegan²,

Allen³

et al. 2019

Socio-Economic Review

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“…We have shown that incumbent business interests are not static but subject to change as a result of shifting technological, market, and policy conditions. The possible reinvention of Big Oil as a Big Gas industry also speaks to the question of whether polluters are not simply losers but "convertibles" (Kelsey 2018) that can be recruited to coalitions in support of low-carbon transitions (Roberts et al 2018). However, there may be negative consequences and costs associated with such recruitment.…”

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Big Oil and Climate Regulation: Business as Usual or a Changing Business?

Vormedal

Gulbrandsen

Skjærseth

2020

Global Environmental Politics

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There is a long and continuing debate in the literature on corporate political power about whether businesses that advocate public-interest regulation do so for strategic political reasons or because they anticipate economic gains. Previous research on Big Oil’s strategies in climate politics has largely converged on the first view, arguing that global majors feign support for moderate carbon pricing largely to prevent the adoption of more drastic and costly policies. In contrast, this article argues that Big Oil’s growing stake in natural gas expansion is its economic motive for supporting favorably designed carbon pricing. The article finds that policy, technology, and energy market changes have paved the way for a shift toward natural gas and that a moderate carbon price, by triggering coal-to-gas switching, supports the realization of a gray transition in which “Big Gas” can expand its market share at the expense of coal and become a major bridge fuel next to renewables. Our findings underscore the importance of studying the competitive rivalry that underpins evolving industry demands for climate policy and regulation.

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“…The second group is producers: industrial actors who produce carbon-intensive goods and services and will therefore bear the costs of policies that aim to reduce carbon pollution. To be sure, a number of different types of firms fall into this category (Kelsey 2018) and their preferences will vary (Colgan et al, 2020;Cory et al, 2020;Downie, 2017;Genovese & Tvinnereim, 2019;Meckling, 2015). However, again for parsimony, I refer broadly to all emissions-intensive firms as "cost-bearing".…”

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Institutions, Climate Change, and the Foundations of Long-term Policymaking

Finnegan

2021

Preprint

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Many policy problems require taking costly action today for future benefits. Examining the case of climate change, this paper examines how two institutions, electoral rules and interest group intermediation, structure distributional politics, and as a result drive variation in climate “policy investments” across the high-income democracies. Proportional electoral rules increase electoral safety, allowing politicians to impose short-term costs on voters. Concertation between industry and the state enables governments to compensate losers, defusing organized opposition to policy change. Moreover, the joint presence of both institutions generates complementarities that reinforce their independent effects, pushing countries onto different climate politics trajectories. Newly available data on climate policy stringency provides support for the arguments. Countries with PR and interest group concertation have the highest levels of policy stringency and distribute higher costs toward consumers. The analysis points to causal mechanisms that should structure responses to a more general set of long-term challenges.

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Industry type and environmental policy: Industry characteristics shape the potential for policymaking success in energy and the environment

Cited by 30 publications

References 47 publications

The comparative institutional analysis of energy transitions

The comparative institutional analysis of energy transitions

Big Oil and Climate Regulation: Business as Usual or a Changing Business?

Institutions, Climate Change, and the Foundations of Long-term Policymaking

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