Procedural rights for nature – a pathway to sustainable decarbonisation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11184875 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrea Schapper (0000-0001-6235-6879, University of Stirling), Clemens Hoffmann (0000-0001-8476-8102, University of Stirling), P C Lee (0000-0002-4296-3513, University of Stirling, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 1197-1216 |
| Publication date | 2022-05-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Third World Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0143-6597 • E-ISSN: 1360-2241 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01436597.2022.2057293 |
| OpenAlex | W4224113344 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 40 |
Resource conflicts and human–environment conflicts are active around the globe. As planetary, carbon-induced climate change necessitates new responses, the policies and practices of decarbonisation add new dimensions to existing conflicts. Using examples from two nations with ambitious aims for the decarbonisation of their economies, Ethiopia and Morocco, we illustrate how unintended conflicts and adverse ecosystem impacts arise when nature cannot participate in decision-making processes. Transition to low-carbon economies, we argue, generates and exacerbates multi-dimensional conflicts of interest between state and society, as well as between society and ecosystems. Taking an interdisciplinary perspective, we suggest establishing procedural rights of nature via (1) stronger consideration of scientific expertise, (2) an enhancement of environmental safeguards and (3) making funding linked to Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) conditional upon participation of nature in decision-making processes through legal guardians. We use counterfactuals as a method to demonstrate how procedural rights of nature, in the cases of Ethiopia and Morocco, could change green economy and climate mitigation projects, making them less conflict-prone and more sustainable
Business · Climate change · Climate change mitigation · Economics · Environmental resource management · Globe · Political economy · Political science · Sustainable development · Unintended consequences · Ecology · Environmental law and policy · Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact · Law · Mining and Resource Management
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |