Grobbel Implementing Climate Change Measures in the EU

Key Success Factors
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-3-531-91328-5
Verlag: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften
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E-Book, Englisch, 409 Seiten, eBook

What changed in the United States with Hurricane Katrina was a feeling that we have entered a period of consequences. - Al Gore On February 05, 2007, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published the executive summary of its fourth assessment report (to be published April 06, 2007). In the summary, it not only acknowledged that climate change is happening at an accelerated rate, but also that its consequences would be dreary: changes in precipitation and in wind patterns, a rise of the sea levels, and desert- cation will globally impact the frequency of disasters and impair living standards. Whether or not we believe climate change is happening, over the past two years, we have witnessed a rise of the topic from oblivion to ubiquity and have experienced a growing emphasis on ?nding measures to prevent climate change. There is an unprecedented agreement among environmentalists, politicians, the public, and industry that we have to take effective action. Politicians are putting their creative plans to action unusually fast: Australia bans the light bulb, B- gium switches off lamps along lighted highways, and the US introduces daylight savings time two weeks earlier than in previous years. Industry, the most unlikely candidate for support, is rallying together in action groups like US-Cap or 2 Grad, and more and more consumers are offsetting their emissions through websites like myclimate.

Merle Grobbel holds a PhD in Political Science (Public Policy) and works as a consultant for McKinsey & Company.

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Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Contents;7
2;List of Tables;14
3;List of Figures;16
4;Introduction;21
4.1;1.1 Research Question;22
4.2;1.2 Scope;23
4.3;1.3 Goals;25
4.4;1.4 Implications for the Structure of Analysis;27
4.5;1.5 Plan of the Book;29
5;Status of Implementation: Analyses and Insights;36
5.1;The Problem at the Outset: Lingering Implementation Issues;37
5.1.1;2.1 Transposition of Directives;37
5.1.2;2.2 Infringements;40
5.1.3;2.3 Conclusion;46
5.2;Help Needed: (Im)practical Solutions and Research Gaps;48
5.2.1;3.1 Solution Patterns;48
5.2.2;3.2 EU Initiatives For Improvement of Transposi-tion;50
5.2.3;3.3 German Initiatives for Improvement;56
5.2.4;3.4 Research on Success Factors of Implementation;59
5.2.5;3.5 Conclusion;66
5.3;Setting Up Research: Complications;68
5.3.1;4.1 Status of Implementation Research;68
5.3.2;4.2 Top-Down and Bottom-Up Debate;70
5.3.3;4.3 Implications for Methodology;76
5.3.4;4.4 Implications For The Level of Analysis;78
5.3.5;4.5 Implications for the Definition of Implementa-tion;80
5.3.6;4.6 Implications for Scope;86
5.3.7;4.7 Bias;88
5.3.8;4.8 Conclusion;89
6;A Model of the Design Phase;92
6.1;An Alternative Approach: LeibnizSystem;93
6.1.1;5.1 Logic-Based Intelligent Systems;93
6.1.2;5.2 LeibnizSystem Explained;97
6.1.3;5.3 Conclusion;113
6.2;Setup of the Model;115
6.2.1;6.1 Variables of the Design Phase;115
6.2.2;6.2 Assumptions;125
6.2.3;6.3 Conclusion;134
6.3;The Model;136
6.3.1;7.1 Scenarios;136
6.3.2;7.2 Scenario Results;138
6.3.3;7.3 Conclusion;150
6.4;Interpretation of Results;152
6.4.1;8.1 Variables;152
6.4.2;8.2 Clauses;159
6.4.3;8.3 Conclusion;170
6.5;Comparing Results to Regression Results;173
6.5.1;9.1 Regression: Why or Why Not;173
6.5.2;9.2 Choosing the Appropriate Regression;174
6.5.3;9.3 Regression on Scenarios;177
6.5.4;9.4 Tests Applied to the Model;178
6.5.5;9.5 Regression Results;182
6.5.6;9.6 Comparison of Accuracy;185
6.5.7;9.7 Conclusion;187
7;Factors of the Implementation Process: Survey and Interviews;188
7.1;EU Survey Setup;189
7.1.1;10.1 Taxonomy of Instruments;189
7.1.2;10.2 EU Emission Trading System (EU ETS) and EU Survey;195
7.1.3;10.3 Survey Design;198
7.1.4;10.4 Conclusion;205
7.2;Survey Results;208
7.2.1;11.1 Overall Results;208
7.2.2;11.2 Results: Groups;211
7.2.3;11.3 Results: Regions;219
7.2.4;11.4 Results: Members;226
7.2.5;11.5 Results: States;231
7.2.6;11.6 Conclusion;236
7.3;Additional Insights From the Survey;239
7.3.1;12.1 Results for Governments;239
7.3.2;12.2 Participants’ Verbal Feedback;242
7.3.3;12.3 Conclusion;252
7.4;Preparation of Interviews;257
7.4.1;13.1 Preparations;257
7.4.2;13.2 Selection of Directives and Interviewees;272
7.4.3;13.3 Conclusion;274
7.5;Interview Results;275
7.5.1;14.1 Appraisal of Issue Tree;275
7.5.2;14.2 Hypotheses;283
7.5.3;14.3 Conclusion;311
8;A Model of Implementation;318
8.1;Model Parameters;319
8.1.1;15.1 A Process of Implementation?;319
8.1.2;15.2 Actors and Behavioral Assumptions;327
8.1.3;15.3 Constraints of Action - Institutions and Orga-nizations;331
8.1.4;15.4 Driving Forces;333
8.1.5;15.5 Compatibility with Existing Models;334
8.1.6;15.6 Conclusion;345
8.2;The Implementation Model;347
8.2.1;16.1 A New Model;347
8.2.2;16.2 The Process;349
8.2.3;16.3 Determinants;351
8.2.4;16.4 Actors;355
8.2.5;16.5 Behavior;360
8.2.6;16.6 Model Results;364
8.2.7;16.7 Conclusion;377
8.3;Conclusion;379
8.3.1;17.1 Goals;379
8.3.2;17.2 Factors;381
8.3.3;17.3 Models;382
8.3.4;17.4 Further Research;385
9;Bibliography;387

Status of Implementation: Analyses and Insights.- The Problem at the Outset: Lingering Implementation Issues.- Help Needed: (Im)practical Solutions and Research Gaps.- Setting Up Research: Complications.- A Model of the Design Phase.- An Alternative Approach: LeibnizSystem.- Setup of the Model.- The Model.- Interpretation of Results.- Comparing Results to Regression Results.- Factors of the Implementation Process: Survey and Interviews.- EU Survey Setup.- Survey Results.- Additional Insights From the Survey.- Preparation of Interviews.- Interview Results.- A Model of Implementation.- Model Parameters.- The Implementation Model.- Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Merle Grobbel holds a PhD in Political Science (Public Policy) and works as a consultant for McKinsey & Company.