Global climate policy and local energy politics: Is India hiding behind the poor?
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Global climate policy and local energy politics : Is India hiding behind the poor? . / Jaeger, Mark Daniel; Michaelowa, Katharina.
I: Climate Policy, Bind 16, Nr. 7, 2016, s. 940-951.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Global climate policy and local energy politics
T2 - Is India hiding behind the poor?
AU - Jaeger, Mark Daniel
AU - Michaelowa, Katharina
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Along with the large middle-income countries Brazil, China, and South Africa, India has been put under increasing pressure to shoulder parts of the mitigation burden and commit to national emission reduction targets. India, however, refers to its limited capacity and widespread poverty. Is India hiding behind its poor? While others examine the distribution of emissions within the country to answer this question, we study domestic policy making for energy subsidies and access to clean energy. Empirical evidence suggests that domestic policy making is at least partially consistent with the pro-poor arguments advanced at the international level. Given their large number and the country's democratic system, the poor do have some weight in Indian politics. However, pro-poor policies end where they do not translate into greater vote shares. Moreover, India's international position ignores the existing complementarities between climate-friendly and pro-poor activities.
AB - Along with the large middle-income countries Brazil, China, and South Africa, India has been put under increasing pressure to shoulder parts of the mitigation burden and commit to national emission reduction targets. India, however, refers to its limited capacity and widespread poverty. Is India hiding behind its poor? While others examine the distribution of emissions within the country to answer this question, we study domestic policy making for energy subsidies and access to clean energy. Empirical evidence suggests that domestic policy making is at least partially consistent with the pro-poor arguments advanced at the international level. Given their large number and the country's democratic system, the poor do have some weight in Indian politics. However, pro-poor policies end where they do not translate into greater vote shares. Moreover, India's international position ignores the existing complementarities between climate-friendly and pro-poor activities.
KW - Faculty of Social Sciences
KW - clean cooking
KW - electrification
KW - energy politics
KW - energy subsidies
KW - international negotians
KW - india
U2 - 10.1080/14693062.2015.1058239
DO - 10.1080/14693062.2015.1058239
M3 - Journal article
VL - 16
SP - 940
EP - 951
JO - Climate Policy
JF - Climate Policy
SN - 1469-3062
IS - 7
ER -
ID: 187132855