Climate change
Role of Rising Powers in climate change and climate policy, the political economy of policies, low carbon growth, carbon emissions, the green economy, and energy provision and security.
About rising powers and climate change
The Rising Powers are now major emitters of greenhouse gases (GHGs). While economic growth in India and China slowed in 2012, the Rising Powers remain the fastest growing countries in the global economy. Energy security is a major concern, particularly given the large energy requirements of these fast-growing economies. Whilst there are concerns regarding the position taken by some emerging countries at international fora discussing climate policy, there are contradictions where Rising Powers are also manufacturing and adopting green technologies. Public and private actors seeking to strengthen energy security, national competitiveness, economic growth, or job creation often have a major influence on the speed and way in which climate policy develops. The literature in this section examines the role and relationship of Rising Powers with climate change and climate policy, the political economy of the latter, low carbon growth, carbon emissions, the green economy, and energy.Recommended reading
- Climate change mitigation strategies in fast-growing countries: the benefits of early action
- V. Bosetti; C. Carraro; M. Tavoni / CESifo, 2009
- Focusing on the climate problem, it is now clear that developing countries, especially fast-growing regions such as those in the so-called BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China), will have a major impact on future emission dynamics an...
Latest Documents
- Media perceptions and portrayals of pastoralists in Kenya, India and China
- M. Shanahan / International Institute for Environment and Development, 2013
- Through the analysis of newspaper articles and a survey of journalists, this publication identifies gaps and highlights differences in how the media portray pastoralism in Kenya, China and India. In discussing their methodology, the a...
- The policy climate
- Climate Policy Initiative, 2013
- This report offers an overview of climate change policy issues across the world. It focuses on: 1) Brazil, China, India, Europe and the United States, which represent the majority of global greenhouse gas emissions but vary widely in ...
- Creating market support for energy efficiency: India’s Perform, Achieve and Trade scheme
- N. Singh / Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2013
- India, recognising the challenge of pursuing economic growth in a sustainable manner, has developed an energy efficiency scheme to govern large energy consumers. According to this ‘Inside story on climate compatible development&#...
- The second-image reversed and climate policy: how international influences helped changing Brazil’s positions on climate change
- S. Kasa 2013
- International climate policy is increasingly characterised by the growing involvement of developing countries. In addition to a stronger willingness to participate in global mitigation efforts, there are many examples of domestic miti...
- Mobilizing climate investment: the role of international climate finance in creating scaled-up low-carbon energy
- C. Polycarp; L. Brown; X. Fu-Bertaux 2013
- It is estimated that developing countries need US$ 531 billion per year additional investment in energy supply and demand technologies, between now and 2050, in order to limit global temperature rise to two degrees above pre-industria...
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