The BRICS and climate change

Leal‐Arcas, Rafael

doi:10.1080/23258020.2013.824246

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“…States most impacted by the effects of climate change, including those generated through climate solutions, uncertain that industrialized states will deliver on their climate commitments may alter their own decisions around climate change. If, for example, emerging economies like Brazil and India fear that industrialized states like the United States and Australia will not take reciprocal climate action, they may limit or refuse their own climate action in order to protect their divergent interests and values (Leal‐Arcas, 2013; Rinaldi & Martuscelli, 2016). Such concerns reflect how trust dynamics can shape global climate governance: the prevalent mistrust and distrust among different constellations of actors surrounding their interests and motivations reduce their willingness to cooperate while also generating seemingly insurmountable differences for establishing and making progress toward collective goals (Badrinarayana, 2011).…”

Section: Trust Matters In Global Climate Governancementioning

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Toward a relational approach in global climate governance: Exploring the role of trust

Suiseeya

Elhard

Paul

2021

WIREs Climate Change

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What role does trust play in global climate governance? For decades, claims of mistrust and distrust have dominated climate change policy arenas: doubts about climate change science and disagreements over rights and responsibilities related to mitigation, adaptation, loss, and damages undermine trust, impeding progress toward effective global climate action. And although frequently invoked in explanations of weak or failed climate action, there is limited research exploring the role of trust as a distinct concept in global climate governance. Here we seek to address this gap by developing a relational framework that focuses attention on how trust dynamics shape cooperation in four types of relationships: reliance, reciprocity, responsibility, and recognition. Applying this framework to the UNFCCC, we consider how efforts like expanded participation impact the relational landscape in global climate governance. We focus in particular on Indigenous Peoples and non‐state actors to demonstrate how the UNFCCC's efforts to address its legitimacy and credibility problems have neither adequately considered trust nor created opportunities to develop the transformative relationships needed for more effective climate governance. We suggest that greater attention to trust can help scholars and practitioners better understand how relational phenomena shape the landscape of governance possibilities. This article is categorized under: Policy and Governance > Multilevel and Transnational Climate Change Governance

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Section: Trust Matters In Global Climate Governancementioning

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Toward a relational approach in global climate governance: Exploring the role of trust

Suiseeya

Elhard

Paul

2021

WIREs Climate Change

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“…The anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases associated with the use of fossil fuels are largely from the rich industrialized countries, but with the increased growth and expansion of economies of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) countries, especially China and India, have now become significant sources of greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere, and will certainly contribute to the negative effects of global warming (Leal-Arcas, 2013). The impacts of climate change will be more severe in poor, developing countries.…”

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Policy options for addressing climate change, with a focus on ecosystem based adaptation: a case study of Guyana

Lilwah¹

2021

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Close to ninety percent of Guyana‟s population live along a low lying coastal plain, which is below sea level and very vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. While the national government has not yet developed a comprehensive climate policy, the potential impacts of climate change is considered in several sectoral policies, much of which emphasize mitigation, with little focus on adaptation. This research examined the current priorities for adaptation by a review of the policies within the natural resource sector to identify opportunities for adaptation, especially ecosystem based adaptation. A Diagnostic Adaptation Framework (DAF) was used to help identify approaches to address a given adaptation challenge with regards to needs, measures and options. A survey questionnaire was used to support the policy reviews and identified four key vulnerabilities: coastal floods; sea level rise; drought and extreme weather events. The application of the DAF in selecting an adaptation method suggests the need for more data on drought and extreme weather events. Coastal flooding is addressed, with recognized need for more data and public awareness for ecosystem based adaptation

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“…It has been replaced by BRICS since the 2010 inclusion of South Africa in the bloc. The BRICS share the common belief that the onus for climate change mitigation must lie with the wealthy industrial nations which own not only the technology and wealth for providing solutions but also the moral responsibility as producers of as much as 80 per cent of GHG emissions to date (Leal-Arcas, 2013). As major emerging economies, members to the BRICS group have massive potential to affect the international climate change dialogue processes.…”

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India, China and Climate Cooperation

Mizo

2016

India Quarterly

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India and China—two of the largest emitters today—share common concerns arising from climate change. Reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and several other studies have concluded that the two countries face imminent threat in the form of ecological degradation, food and water scarcity, agricultural shifts, health hazards, etc. due to climate change. In addition, India and China have shared national circumstances as developing countries. Both nations face serious third world challenges such as socio-economic development, poverty eradication, and health and food security concerns in their respective home fronts. Home to approximately one third of the global population, the developmental needs and aspirations of these countries are enormous and certainly bound to be further complicated by the effects of climate change. India and China have emerged as key players in the international climate change negotiations voicing the concerns of the developing world and ensuring that issues of equity and justice are incorporated in any climate change related international agreement. Given the commonalities of the problems faced by these countries, India and China have embarked on halting yet deliberate climate diplomacy over the years. The core concern of this article is to explore the nature and extent to which India and China have developed cooperative engagement on climate change both at the bilateral as well as the multilateral levels. The article would also seek to analyse the challenges that stand in the way to this cooperative endeavour. Prospects for further cooperation would be explored in the final section.

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The BRICS and climate change

Cited by 19 publications

References 4 publications

Toward a relational approach in global climate governance: Exploring the role of trust

Toward a relational approach in global climate governance: Exploring the role of trust

Policy options for addressing climate change, with a focus on ecosystem based adaptation: a case study of Guyana

India, China and Climate Cooperation

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