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Governmental Capabilities and Responsiveness: Global Investigations into CO 2 Emissions and Decarbonization. The Ultimate Super Wicked Problem!

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: We consider how the governmental and political contexts of societies affect the delivery of decarbonization agendas. Data on government effectiveness and political stability (capability) and voice and accountability (responsiveness) are related to emission levels in high and middle/low-income countries. The analysis implied that greater government effectiveness initially decreased, but then increased emissions. Alternatively, improvements in political stability had no effect in high-income countries, but lowered emissions elsewhere. Increasing voice and accountability had no effect on the emissions of high-income countries, but raised then (at higher levels) lowered emissions in middle and low-income countries. Findings are used to develop a scholarly understanding of the effects on complex public policy outcomes.

Source: International Journal of Public Administration

DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2024.2386271

Authors: Michael Cole, Jiajing Sun, Weimin Jiang, Leizhen Zang

Institutions: University of Liverpool, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Birmingham, Nanjing Forestry University, China Agricultural University

Language: English

Topic: Climate Change Policy and Economics

Subfield: Economics and Econometrics

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Climate action, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: hybrid

Funder: National Natural Science Foundation of China