DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2017.1304350
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-85017237866
论文题名: Could baseline establishment be counterproductive for emissions reduction? Insights from Vietnam’s building sector
作者: Karavai M ; , Lütken S ; E ; , Puig D
刊名: Climate Policy
ISSN: 1469-3062
EISSN: 1752-7457
出版年: 2018
卷: 18, 期: 4 起始页码: 459
结束页码: 470
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Baseline
; buildings sector
; energy efficiency policy
; National Appropriate Mitigation Actions
Scopus关键词: action plan
; baseline survey
; climate change
; developing world
; emission control
; energy efficiency
; energy policy
; governance approach
; greenhouse gas
; international relations
; national planning
; policy development
; policy implementation
; policy making
; political discourse
; political power
; Viet Nam
Scopus学科分类: nvironmental Science: General Environmental Science
; Earth and Planetary Sciences: Atmospheric Science
英文摘要: This article provides insights into the role of institutions involved in climate governance working towards a future low-carbon society at the national level, within the global climate change governance architecture. Specifically, it contributes to understanding the fragmented governance of energy efficiency policy in developing countries by focussing on Vietnam’s building sector, identifying key institutions related to underlying discourses, national and international power relations, resource distribution and coalitions. It uses the case of baseline setting in developing Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) to illustrate institutional dynamics, nationally and transnationally, as well as to question whether demands for baseline setting achieve the ideal trade-off between actual GHG emissions reduction and institutionalized demands for accountability. The analysis reveals that, in addition to domestic efforts and challenges, the international agenda greatly influences the energy efficiency policy arena. The article presents lessons to be learnt about policy processes from the specific Vietnamese case, reflecting on the role of international actors and discourses in it. Finally, it argues for the abolition of baselines in favour of adequate monitoring and evaluation, from the perspective that requirement for deviation from fictitious baselines is unproductive and only serves an international techno-managerial discourse. POLICY RELEVANCE Baseline establishment is commonly considered an initial step in developing NAMAs, in order to facilitate the demonstration of a deviation from such baselines. The requirement to produce baselines is traditionally not questioned by policy practitioners. Thus, significant development resources are allocated to the establishment of baselines and the bridging of data gaps, often without consideration as to whether baselines are a necessary instrument for NAMA implementation. We suggest omitting the lengthy and resource-consuming practice of establishing baselines and recommend proceeding forthwith to the planning and implementation of mitigation and energy efficiency policies. As conditions vary significantly in different contexts, it would be more appropriate to measure the initial situation, establishing the ‘base point’, and monitor development from that point. The present article might serve as motivation for policymakers to question traditional approaches to policy development and consider alternatives to maximize the cost efficacy of NAMA programmes and facilitate their implementation. © 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/80157
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作者单位: Department of Management Engineering DTU, UNEP DTU Partnership, Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
Recommended Citation:
Karavai M,, Lütken S,E,et al. Could baseline establishment be counterproductive for emissions reduction? Insights from Vietnam’s building sector[J]. Climate Policy,2018-01-01,18(4)