The Political Economy of Climate Change Litigation: Is There a Point to Suing Fossil Fuel Companies?

Gunderson, Ryan; Fyock, Claiton

doi:10.1080/13563467.2021.1967911

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“…Concern about climate change was signi cantly and positively correlated with support for putting fossil fuel companies under public control (OR = 1.54, 95% CI: 1.36-1.75, p < 0.001). One of the primary proposals for this is to nationalize the industry (Green & Robeyns, 2022;Gunderson & Fyock, 2022), though this could also be effected in other ways (i.e. state-level control).…”

Section: Perceptions Of the Appropriate Role For The Fossil Fuel Indu...mentioning

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Removing carbon, restoring trust: public perceptions of industry and community roles in U.S. carbon dioxide removal policy

Scott-Buechler

2024

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In a nationally representative survey (N = 1,488), I examine public perceptions of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) governance, justice, moral hazard, and the role of the fossil fuel industry in transitioning towards net-negative emissions. Qualitative coding reveals cost and misplaced financial responsibility as the most common concern, followed by doubts about CDR’s effectiveness and distrust towards industry profit motives. The most frequently cited benefit was direct job creation, followed by improved air quality, and long-term climate change benefits. I find that public support for CDR policies is significantly influenced by partisan and sectoral endorsements, with environmental NGOs bolstering support overall but sometimes reducing support among Republicans. The public shows no evidence of identifying the risk of moral hazard among policymakers supportive of CDR. Strong preferences emerge for policies that hold polluting industries accountable for their CO2 emissions, public over private ownership, and significant community engagement in CDR projects, reflecting a demand for transparent and equitable CDR governance.

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Removing carbon, restoring trust: public perceptions of industry and community roles in U.S. carbon dioxide removal policy

Scott-Buechler

2024

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“…Economies that paradoxically require infinite growth from finite resources are stuck on the treadmill of production, which requires environmental degradation in pursuit of economic growth and development “where their well-being is not improved by economic growth, yet the impacts of this pursuit of growth cause massive, unsustainable environmental damages” (Curran, 2017, p. 28). Societies driven by economic expansion are in an endless conflict with nature (Gunderson & Fyock, 2022; Schnaiberg, 1980). Here, the ends justify the means; profit and success outweigh environmental degradation (Porter, 2010).…”

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Narratives of Environmentalism in National Laws

Jester

Fatima

Opoku

et al. 2022

The Journal of Environment & Development

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For several decades, national environmental framework laws have come into existence to define its citizens’ environmental rights and duties, as well as express how the government will manage and protect the environment. However, previous research has not considered how a nation’s highest form of law promising environmental protection and management conveys its role or supports relevant parties. To fill this gap, we do a narrative analysis to see what themes emerged in 44 national environmental framework laws across the world. The main themes are (1) Rights and responsibilities of citizens and corporations, (2) Rights of the natural environment, (3) Environmental knowledge, (4) Governing the natural environment, and (5) External influences. Overall, we argue that the narratives we observed in the national environmental framework laws helps shape and reify the existing human domination of the natural environment for our own benefit and survival under the guise of protection.

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“…The willingness to act on climate change mitigation in households is generally related to promotional activities in the house, such as recycling, water conservation, and food waste reduction [91,106,107]. The willingness to act on climate change mitigation in society is related to actions that can be promoted in communities and includes the reduced use of fossil fuels [108][109][110]. The willingness to act on indirect eco-friendly consumption behavior consists of broad and indirect consumption behaviors related to climate change, and primarily includes changes in travel patterns [111][112][113].…”

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Where Does an Individual’s Willingness to Act on Alleviating the Climate Crisis in Korea Arise from?

Kwon

2022

Sustainability

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Climate change is the result of anthropogenic activities and will lead to widespread and rapid changes on Earth in the following decades. The climate change crisis has led to economic, social, and cultural crises worldwide. This study analyzes the factors impacting the voluntary actions of individuals to mitigate the climate change crisis. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire survey from 650 Korean adults. Statistical analysis was performed using the statistical program IBM SPSS Statistics 25. The results show that the factors affecting an individual’s willingness to act on climate change mitigation were gender, social class, perceived severity, perceived benefits, perceived obstacles, environmental attitude, and social exclusion. In particular, the results show that social exclusion had a moderating effect on the severity of the willingness to act on climate change mitigation. Regarding the moderating effect of social exclusion, significance was determined for gender, social class, perceived severity, perceived benefits, perceived obstacles, environmental attitude, and social exclusion (R2 = 0.617). The government should thus make efforts to reduce social exclusion in order to strengthen individuals’ willingness to act on climate change mitigation.

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The Political Economy of Climate Change Litigation: Is There a Point to Suing Fossil Fuel Companies?

Cited by 8 publications

References 33 publications

Removing carbon, restoring trust: public perceptions of industry and community roles in U.S. carbon dioxide removal policy

Removing carbon, restoring trust: public perceptions of industry and community roles in U.S. carbon dioxide removal policy

Narratives of Environmentalism in National Laws

Where Does an Individual’s Willingness to Act on Alleviating the Climate Crisis in Korea Arise from?

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