Institutions and Agency in the Making of Carbon Pricing Policies: Evidence from Mexico and Directions for Comparative Analyses in Latin America

Stevens, Daniela

doi:10.1080/13876988.2020.1794754

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“…In the case of developing countries, Gilder and Stiles (2019) argued that South Africa's carbon tax intended to reduce the impact of climate change. In Mexico, besides the energy security target, the ruling administration had an explicit mandate to reduce GHG emissions (Dibley & Garcia‐Miron, 2020; Stevens, 2020). Contrasting previous accounts, other authors maintained that original drivers were not linked to reducing CO 2 emissions (Markovič‐Hribernik & Murks, 2006; Ryan & Micozzi, 2021).…”

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“…Other scholars concentrate on public acceptability (Carattini et al, 2018; Gevrek & Uyduranoglu, 2015; Rotaris & Gardelli, 2018), and fairness (Hammerle et al, 2021; Povitkina et al, 2021; Sommer et al, 2022). Political scientists delve into carbon pricing policymaking (Copland, 2020; Dibley & Garcia‐Miron, 2020; Harrison, 2010; Ryan & Micozzi, 2021; Steinebach et al, 2020; Stevens, 2020). In South American countries, and more prominently in Mexico, the adoption of carbon taxes was favored by the role of presidential systems and the centralization of the budgetary process (Stevens, 2020).…”

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“…Political scientists delve into carbon pricing policymaking (Copland, 2020; Dibley & Garcia‐Miron, 2020; Harrison, 2010; Ryan & Micozzi, 2021; Steinebach et al, 2020; Stevens, 2020). In South American countries, and more prominently in Mexico, the adoption of carbon taxes was favored by the role of presidential systems and the centralization of the budgetary process (Stevens, 2020). Despite a certain degree of consensus among scholars on several causal mechanisms for carbon tax adoption, the causes remain under‐studied.…”

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“…Argentina, carbon tax, Latin America, logical Bayesian analysis, Uruguay prominently in Mexico, the adoption of carbon taxes was favored by the role of presidential systems and the centralization of the budgetary process (Stevens, 2020). Despite a certain degree of consensus among scholars on several causal mechanisms for carbon tax adoption, the causes remain under-studied.…”

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Why did Argentina and Uruguay decide to pursue a carbon tax? Fiscal reforms and explicit carbon prices

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2022

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Since 2014, carbon taxes have been spreading in South America. Counterintuitively, while they are primarily considered climate policies, their adoption has been largely driven by causes unrelated to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. The carbon tax policymaking literature has overlooked the causes that trigger the causal mechanisms for adopting carbon taxes and has instead centered on parts of the causal mechanism. Focusing on the very beginning of the process, namely the causes triggering the decision to pursue carbon taxes in Argentina and Uruguay, this study both contributes to the carbon tax policymaking literature and to the burgeoning application of logical Bayesian analysis in qualitative studies. According to previous studies, the pursuit of carbon taxes inherently entails political challenges linked, among others, to its potential regressive impacts and effects on industries, which makes the sudden rise of carbon taxes in Argentina and Uruguay surprising. Based on 26 expert interviews and a desk review, the study applies a logical Bayesian analysis to study potential causes structured around mutually exclusive hypotheses consistent with the carbon tax policymaking literature. It shows that the causes for pursuing carbon taxes in Argentina and Uruguay are not primarily related to mitigation. Instead, Argentina conceived carbon taxation as part of a broader reform of

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“…This chapter contributes to the growing body of literature that explores the political economy determinants of national climate action (Fullerton 2011, Harrison 2015, Ervine 2017, Stevens 2021. By understanding climate change policies as political constructs embedded in structural dynamics, it provides criteria for an identification of stakeholders with the ability and resolve to shape CPPs.…”

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The Political Economy of Regulation: An Analysis of the Mexican Emission Trading System

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2021

Springer Climate

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The chapter argues that the design of carbon pricing policies takes place as a sequential, negotiated process whereby specific constituencies have privileged access to shape policy design because they have high stakes in regulations. These groups, identified ex ante based on the political economy of regulation and a stakeholder approach, exhibit two characteristics: first, they are high-interest actors, as a change in the status quo would impose concentrated costs on them; second, they are high-power actors, since their resources and participation in the national economy make them a critical sector. Using theory-guided process tracing and the policy stages heuristics framework, the empirical analysis explores the policymaking process of the Mexican pilot emission trading system and discusses key features of its design.

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Institutions and Agency in the Making of Carbon Pricing Policies: Evidence from Mexico and Directions for Comparative Analyses in Latin America

Cited by 8 publications

References 33 publications

Why did Argentina and Uruguay decide to pursue a carbon tax? Fiscal reforms and explicit carbon prices

Why did Argentina and Uruguay decide to pursue a carbon tax? Fiscal reforms and explicit carbon prices

The Political Economy of Regulation: An Analysis of the Mexican Emission Trading System

Carbon Taxes Beyond Emissions’ Reduction: Co-benefits and Behavioural Failures in Emerging Markets

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