The Kyoto protocol and the Arctic Region: a case study of Finland and Canada
Thesis (M.A.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2006 The Kyoto Protocol is part of the international climate change regime. Its objective is to mitigate climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This thesis uses three criteria derived from regime theory to evaluate the effectiveness of the...
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ftunivalaska:oai:scholarworks.alaska.edu:11122/5813 2023-05-15T15:06:42+02:00 The Kyoto protocol and the Arctic Region: a case study of Finland and Canada Shnoro, Reija 2006-08 http://hdl.handle.net/11122/5813 en_US eng http://hdl.handle.net/11122/5813 Northern Studies Department Thesis ma 2006 ftunivalaska 2023-02-23T21:36:31Z Thesis (M.A.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2006 The Kyoto Protocol is part of the international climate change regime. Its objective is to mitigate climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This thesis uses three criteria derived from regime theory to evaluate the effectiveness of the Protocol: objectives of a regime, the difference a regime makes, and regime evolution. But the Protocol has proven ineffective in both a regional policy framework and in the context of a national and sub-national framework. In this thesis Finland - a member of the European Union - is presented as an example of implementation through a regional framework. Canada - a federal state - provides an example of implementation through a national and sub-national framework. Three categories of analysis are used to evaluate national approaches: interests, institutions, and policies. This thesis concludes that the Kyoto Protocol is not a viable vehicle for policy on greenhouse gas emission reduction, regardless of a member state's institutional structures, due to critical flaws in the Protocol itself in Finland's and Canada's political structures; an over-reliance on flexible (market-based) mechanisms, unrealistic targets, inability to compensate for unanticipated events, and inability to overcome political and economic resistance at the national level. Thesis Arctic Climate change Alaska University of Alaska: ScholarWorks@UA Arctic Canada Fairbanks |
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Thesis (M.A.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2006 The Kyoto Protocol is part of the international climate change regime. Its objective is to mitigate climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This thesis uses three criteria derived from regime theory to evaluate the effectiveness of the Protocol: objectives of a regime, the difference a regime makes, and regime evolution. But the Protocol has proven ineffective in both a regional policy framework and in the context of a national and sub-national framework. In this thesis Finland - a member of the European Union - is presented as an example of implementation through a regional framework. Canada - a federal state - provides an example of implementation through a national and sub-national framework. Three categories of analysis are used to evaluate national approaches: interests, institutions, and policies. This thesis concludes that the Kyoto Protocol is not a viable vehicle for policy on greenhouse gas emission reduction, regardless of a member state's institutional structures, due to critical flaws in the Protocol itself in Finland's and Canada's political structures; an over-reliance on flexible (market-based) mechanisms, unrealistic targets, inability to compensate for unanticipated events, and inability to overcome political and economic resistance at the national level. |
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The Kyoto protocol and the Arctic Region: a case study of Finland and Canada |
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