DOI: 10.1002/wcc.305
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84911953730
论文题名: Barriers to effective climate change mitigation: The case of senior government and business decision makers
作者: Rickards L ; , Wiseman J ; , Kashima Y
刊名: Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change
ISSN: 17577780
出版年: 2014
卷: 5, 期: 6 起始页码: 753
结束页码: 773
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Complex networks
; Decision making
; Embedded systems
; Emission control
; Gas emissions
; Greenhouse gases
; Risk perception
; Social aspects
; Space division multiple access
; Business decisions
; Climate change mitigation
; Cross-disciplinary
; Economic factors
; Emission reduction
; Institutional factors
; Multi-national corporations
; Organizational cultures
; Climate change
英文摘要: While the case for rapid reductions in greenhouse gas emissions is compelling, actions being taken by most senior decision makers (SDMs) in government and business compound the problem. Given the systemic reach of much senior decision making, including decisions that constrain their own actions, there is an urgent need to open up the SDM black box. Focused on Western governments and multinational corporations, this article examines a cross-disciplinary range of literature to ask: What are the key factors affecting the preparedness of SDMs-particularly those who accept the climate science-to take the decisive actions needed to drive rapid and significant emission reductions? The review brings together multiple perspectives on the many compounding factors operating across three interconnected scales: micro (individual and interpersonal factors including disciplinary background, worldview, gender, and risk perceptions); meso (network, organizational and institutional factors including management paradigms, organizational culture, and institutional complexity); and macro (environmental, social, cultural, political, and economic factors including climatic extremes, vested interests, and public opinion). It concludes that SDMs are strongly focused on their 'local' professional context and near-term pressures, including reputation among peers, relationships with competitors, and real-time financial status. As a group they exist within a largely closed circuit and perceive the world from a particular narrow perspective. Combined with the complexity and embedded character of existing systems, this occludes more systemic or reflexive thinking or action. This deep propensity for inaction suggests that a coordinated multi-frontal approach is essential for a new more effective mitigation approach. © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/76307
Appears in Collections: 影响、适应和脆弱性 气候变化与战略
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作者单位: Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, University of Melbourne, Carlton, VIC, Australia; Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne, Carlton, VIC, Australia
Recommended Citation:
Rickards L,, Wiseman J,, Kashima Y. Barriers to effective climate change mitigation: The case of senior government and business decision makers[J]. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change,2014-01-01,5(6)