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The Devil is in the Detail: The Governance Challenge of Climate Change
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Crowley, CM, The Devil is in the Detail: The Governance Challenge of Climate Change, Proceedings of the 2009 National Public Policy Network Conference, 29-30 January, Australian National University, Canberra EJ (2009) [Refereed Conference Paper]
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Abstract
Public policy aspects of climate change have been relatively neglected in debate
and in academic analysis at the more pragmatic end of policy development and
implementation, yet are enormously significant. Indeed it could be argued that it is
the enormity of the governance challenge of climate change that has contributed to the
lack of effective policy action to reduce emissions in Australia and elsewhere.
According to the Australian government independent adviser Ross Garnaut, climate
change is a diabolical policy area, beyond rational policy making, for Australia in
particular, which is structurally dependent upon emissions intensive energy. However
this paper suggests that emission reduction efforts may be better modelled in
Australia at the subnational than the national level and it considers Tasmania as a case
in point. It begins by contrasting the so called diabolical problem of climate change
with contemporary governance theory and practice and arguing that climate change is
in fact well suited to the multi-faceted nature of the governance response. However
empirical consideration of efforts by governments to reduce their own emissions,
including Tasmania, and the impact of these efforts on broader policy development
does suggest a key decision making role for the state. The climate challenge therefore
illustrates the benefit of contemporary networked based governance solutions to
emissions reduction, but within the context of more traditional, hierarchical policy
parameters. The paper describes the climate challenge through the lens of governance
theory, discusses the context for policy action, and reviews Tasmania's climate policy.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Conference Paper |
|---|---|
| Research Division: | Studies in Human Society |
| Research Group: | Policy and Administration |
| Research Field: | Environment Policy |
| Objective Division: | Law, Politics and Community Services |
| Objective Group: | Government and Politics |
| Objective Field: | Government and Politics not elsewhere classified |
| Author: | Crowley, CM (Associate Professor Kate Crowley) |
| ID Code: | 61039 |
| Year Published: | 2009 |
| Deposited By: | Government |
| Deposited On: | 2010-02-24 |
| Last Modified: | 2012-03-30 |
| Downloads: | 805 View Download Statistics |
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