International support of climate change policies in developing countries: Strategic, moral and fairness aspects

Rübbelke, Dirk

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2011.03.007

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“…total CCF. This finding is supported by Rubbelke (2011) who notes that a possible explanation for this is that mitigation is seen to relate to public goods, while adaptation action is seen to create benefits that are excludable. Essentially, the former's effects are non-excludable and non-rivalrous, while the latter is restricted to the area of intervention.…”

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Determinants of the Flow of Bilateral Adaptation-Related Climate Change Financing To Sub-Saharan African Countries

2015

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The apparent mismatch between countries receiving Adaptation-related Climate Change Financing (ACCF) and those most vulnerable to climate change is a concern which is the motivation for this research. This paper examines the determining factors of receiving ACCF for sub-Saharan African countries and finds that the recipient policy and an existing aid relationship are significant determinants of funding. ACCF therefore appears to be contingent on democratic characteristics of the recipient and prevailing a donor-recipient relationship, with vulnerability not being a factor. Our research draws a parallel between ACCF and traditional, bilateral aid allocation, and stresses the importance of accurate climate finance allocation practices. In the lead up to the climate negotiations in Paris at the end of 2015, this quote seems particularly fitting. Climate change negotiations have long been stalled by the idea that compelling countries to cut their greenhouse gas emissions would be the death knell to their economies, all the while overlooking the idea that future economic prosperity will be contingent on the actions we take now to mitigate future effects of climate change and to adapt to its current effects. The latter is particularly relevant to lower income countries who have contributed the least to greenhouse gas emissions, but are disproportionately impacted by climate change through a limited capacity to adapt to its effects.Adaptation-related climate change financing is therefore pivotal for lower income countries. The apparent mismatch between countries receiving adaptation-related climate change financing and those most vulnerable to climate change is a concern. This concern is the motivation for this research.

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Determinants of the Flow of Bilateral Adaptation-Related Climate Change Financing To Sub-Saharan African Countries

2015

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“…Thus, for example, most analyses of climate finance from a public goods perspective argue that whereas mitigation constitutes a global public good, adaptation constitutes a local or regional public or a private good (Paavola and Adger 2006;Rübbelke 2011; for an exception, see Khan and Roberts 2013). This distinction has been employed to explain the relative under-funding of adaptation compared to mitigation (Abadie et al 2013) but could also have implications for fragmentation.…”

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Special issue: managing fragmentation and complexity in the emerging system of international climate finance

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Betzold

Skovgaard

2017

Int Environ Agreements

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“…This particular aspect is a very acute problem in CCM and climate change adaptation discussions, especially related to issues of justice and equity between nations (Shukla 1999) and individuals (Jamieson 2001). The current debate about the implementation of certain measures, such as carbon taxes or north-south technology diffusion, seems to be dominated by questions regarding who pays for and/or receives the benefits from investing in CCM strategies (Rübbelke 2011;Speck 1999). …”

Section: Primacy Of Human Well-beingmentioning

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Ethical implications of co-benefits rationale within climate change mitigation strategy

Oliveira¹,

Thorseth²

2016

Etikk Praksis - Nord J Appl Ethics

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International support of climate change policies in developing countries: Strategic, moral and fairness aspects

Cited by 86 publications

References 50 publications

Determinants of the Flow of Bilateral Adaptation-Related Climate Change Financing To Sub-Saharan African Countries

Determinants of the Flow of Bilateral Adaptation-Related Climate Change Financing To Sub-Saharan African Countries

Special issue: managing fragmentation and complexity in the emerging system of international climate finance

Ethical implications of co-benefits rationale within climate change mitigation strategy

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