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  1. Article ; Online: Personal Carbon Trading—Lost in the Policy Primeval Soup?

    Fabio Bothner

    Sustainability, Vol 13, Iss 4592, p

    2021  Volume 4592

    Abstract: The number of emission trading and carbon taxation schemes implemented has grown rapidly over the past decade. Together, they cover approximately 16% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Although more than two-thirds of global GHG emissions are ... ...

    Abstract The number of emission trading and carbon taxation schemes implemented has grown rapidly over the past decade. Together, they cover approximately 16% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Although more than two-thirds of global GHG emissions are related to household consumption, approaches that directly target households, such as personal carbon trading (PCT), do not play a role in the fight against climate change. This is especially puzzling as measures taken so far are not sufficient to reach the 2 °C target. One clue to solving this puzzle comes from political science in the form of the multiple streams approach, which defines criteria that a policy proposal must meet to become part of the political agenda. Based on these criteria, this article conducts a systematic review on PCT to clarify why PCT does not play a role in the reduction of GHG emissions. The results show that there are three main problems with the PCT proposal. First, scholars often criticize the set-up costs as well as the running costs of such a system. Second, there is no clear consensus within the research community on public acceptance of PCT. Third, it is still unclear whether politicians are receptive to PCT or not.
    Keywords personal carbon trading ; multiple streams approach ; carbon pricing ; PRISMA ; Environmental effects of industries and plants ; TD194-195 ; Renewable energy sources ; TJ807-830 ; Environmental sciences ; GE1-350
    Subject code 381
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  2. Article ; Online: Do Lawsuits by ENGOs Improve Environmental Quality? Results from the Field of Air Pollution Policy in Germany

    Fabio Bothner / Annette Elisabeth Töller / Paul Philipp Schnase

    Sustainability, Vol 14, Iss 6592, p

    2022  Volume 6592

    Abstract: It is generally assumed that in EU Member States the right of recognized environmental organizations (ENGOs) to file lawsuits under the Aarhus Convention contributes not only to a better enforcement of environmental law, but also to an improvement of ... ...

    Abstract It is generally assumed that in EU Member States the right of recognized environmental organizations (ENGOs) to file lawsuits under the Aarhus Convention contributes not only to a better enforcement of environmental law, but also to an improvement of environmental quality. However, this has not yet been investigated. Hence, this paper examines whether 49 lawsuits that environmental associations filed against air quality plans of German cities between 2011 and 2019 had a positive effect on air quality by reducing NO 2 emissions in the respective cities. Using a staggered difference-in-differences regression model, we show that, on average, lawsuits against cities’ clean air plans have a negative effect on NO 2 concentration in these cities. In fact, the NO 2 concentration in cities sued by ENGOs decreased by about 1.31 to 3.30 µg/m 3 relative to their counterfactual level.
    Keywords air quality ; air pollution policy ; NO 2 concentrations ; diff-in-diff-regression ; Environmental effects of industries and plants ; TD194-195 ; Renewable energy sources ; TJ807-830 ; Environmental sciences ; GE1-350
    Subject code 333
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
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