The Tragedy of the Atmospheric Commons: Discounting Future Costs and Risks in Pursuit of Immediate Fossil‐Fuel Benefits

Abstract

Une des plus significatives approches positives à la politique du changement climatique sur l’échelle exigée par le problème est celle de Giddens. Cet article étale des faiblesses dans son argument et découvre les motivations divergentes pour l'atténuation des émissions et la sécurité énergétique au Canada ainsi qu'en Nouvelle Zélande, contrairement à ce qui s'est passé en Europe du Nord sur lequel Giddens a basé son analyse. Ceci suggère que la réponse au changement climatique varie selon des structures culturelles et géophysiques plus profondes. Cet article examine aussi l'analyse coûts(risques)‐bénéfices versus le principe de précaution, la directionnalité de la convergence politico‐économique avec l'atténuation, et la partisannerie politique au sujet du changement climatique. Il démontre la complexité de faire converger les opportunités économiques immédiates avec l'atténuation du mal éloigné.

Canadian News Media Coverage of Climate Change: Historical Trajectories, Dominant Frames, and International Comparisons

“…The then-governing Liberal Party had done little about climate change before, and after ratification failed to implement an effective plan to meet its targets (Murphy and Murphy 2012;MacNeil 2014). The Conservative Party came to power in 2006 as a minority government and vigorously opposed the Kyoto Protocol.…”

“…The Conservative Party came to power in 2006 as a minority government and vigorously opposed the Kyoto Protocol. A battle over appropriate policy responses continues, but much of this has been symbolic and has failed to create effective measures or accomplish change (Murphy and Murphy 2012).…”

The Endangered Arctic, the Arctic as Resource Frontier: Canadian News Media Narratives of Climate Change and the North

“…() argue, climate change responsibility and vulnerability within Canada should be interpreted as a climate justice issue. While predominantly Indigenous communities are faced with navigating the impacts of rapid social‐ecological change in the north, much of the Canadian carbon footprint is produced by the Alberta oil industry and by industrial production and energy consumption in southern Canada (Murphy and Murphy ).…”

Challenging public engagement: participation, deliberation and power in renewable energy policy

“…Identifying and assessing the mechanisms that build popular support for green transitions is vital given that political challenges-and not technological ones-explain the persistent failure globally to address complex environmental problems like climate change (Barry 2012;Giddens 2009;Macdonald 2009;Murphy and Murphy 2012;Stern 2007). Controversy over green technologies and energy restructuring exists in wealthy and developing countries alike.…”