Keeping it in the ground? Assessing global governance for fossil-fuel supply reduction
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6003147 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tim Rayner (0000-0002-5182-892X, Tyndall Centre, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Pages | 100061-100061 |
| Publication date | 2020-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Earth System Governance (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2589-8116 • E-ISSN: 2589-8116 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.esg.2020.100061 |
| OpenAlex | W3089610021 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 16 |
Restricting the international supply of fossil fuels is increasingly acknowledged as a necessary part of achieving long-term global temperature goals. However, the barriers to imposing such restrictions are immense. Issues of economic stability, equity, and associated geo-political tensions, are particularly acute. In theory, a managed decline can be facilitated by international cooperation. In practice, however, despite some apparent rhetorical commitments, adequate institutional responses have not been forthcoming. This paper highlights potentially relevant institutions, and assesses their combined contribution to fulfilling a set of governance functions relevant to decarbonisation in this case. The analysis finds that the governance challenges associated with deciding what fossil fuel carbon should be designated ‘unburnable’, and managing the associated equity-related, geo-political conflicts, are far from being fully recognised. Potential institutional reforms, by which governance gaps could be narrowed, are identified. These highlight the further potential of the G20, UNFCCC and WTO in particular
Business · Corporate governance · Economics · Equity (law · Fossil fuel · Global governance · Natural resource economics · Political science · Politics · Public economics · Climate Change Policy and Economics · Engineering · Global Energy and Sustainability Research · Global Energy Security and Policy · Finance
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Supply‐side climate policy
Least developed countries versus fossil fuel incumbents
Phasing Out Fossil Fuels
Pathways to an International Agreement to Leave Fossil Fuels in the Ground
Carbon Lock-In
Cutting with both arms of the scissors
Towards a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty
The geographical distribution of fossil fuels unused when limiting global warming to 2 °C
A sectoral perspective on global climate governance
Embodied energy injustices
Can we equitably manage the end of the fossil fuel era
Seizing the opportunity
Removing fuel subsidies
| Citations per year | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2024 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |