Global environmental and climate governance Winter Semester 2017-2018 Prof. Dr. Kristine Kern Leibniz Institute for Research on Society and Space and Åbo Akademi University Flakenstraße 28-31, 15537 Erkner, Germany Phone: +49-3362-793-205/130 Email: kristine.kern@uni-potsdam.de Dr. Stefan Niederhafner Leibniz Institute for Research on Society and Space, German Environment Agency, Sudeco.eu Flakenstraße 28-31, 15537 Erkner, Germany Phone: +49-3362-793-187 Email: stefan.niederhafner@leibniz-irs.de, sn@sudeco.eu Location: University of Potsdam, Griebnitzsee Language of instruction: English Date Hours Room 03.11.2017 3pm - 5pm S14 05.01.2017 9am - 5pm S12 19.01.2017 9am - 5pm S17 02.02.2017 9am - 5pm S17 03.02.2017 9am - 5pm S26
1. Profile and contents of the course This course provides an overview on global environmental governance and insights in the social, political, and economic processes that govern climate change. It consists of five topics: 1. Overview on global environmental politics: emergence and development of global environmental politics, main actors in global environmental politics, effectiveness of environmental regimes; 2. Development of climate governance from the international to the local level, role of state and non-state actors, climate policy of the major players (EU, USA, China); 3. Ideas and concepts relevant for the analysis of global environmental and climate governance, such as: polycentric and multi-level governance; (new) environmental policy instruments (such as emissions trading, labeling and certification); ecosystem-based governance; governance of risk, uncertainty and disaster; burden sharing and environmental/climate justice; 4. Different policy areas of climate governance (such as energy policy/energy transitions, transport policy, forest policy) and their implementation in countries in the North and South; 5. Political and economic dynamics emerging from the Paris Agreement, including the (changing) positions of major players. 2. Prerequisites The course requires enrollment in an eligible MA program and basic knowledge on climate change and environmental policy. 3. Learning Goals The major goals of the course are to enable students: 1. To understand the political and economic processes that govern climate adaptation and mitigation (such as the political and economic dynamics of flexible instruments; conflicts and their resolution in international negotiations from Rio to Copenhagen and Paris); 2. To understand the role of scientific research and the science-policy interface in climate change policy; to identify major theories and models from political science and economics which contribute to the understanding of climate governance (such as regime theory, risk governance, fairness in global politics, rational choice and game theory); 3. To apply these models and concepts to specific cases of climate governance at international, European, national and subnational levels (e.g. introduction of the EU Emission Trading System, promotion of energy efficiency and renewable energy, Covenant of Mayors); 4. To propose ways in which the climate governance regime can be transformed and developed. 4. Course requirements and grading Students are expected to read the assigned literature before class, participate actively in all group assignments, give a presentation (all students) and write an individual paper. Your final
grade will be based on the grades for your presentation (40%), your participation in class (10%) and your individual paper (50%). 5. Course material All course materials (assigned literature, lecture notes, etc.) will be made available through Moodle. Please check Moodle on a regular basis for updates. 6. Topics and assigned readings Textbooks: Dryzek, J. S., Norgaard, R. B., & Schlosberg, D. (eds.) (2012). The Oxford Handbook of Climate Change and Society. Oxford University Press. Bäckstrand, K., & Lövbrand, E. (eds.). (2015). Research Handbook on Climate Governance. Edward Elgar Publishing. Falkner, R. (Ed.) (2016). The Handbook of Global Climate and Environment Policy. Wiley Blackwell. Session 1, November 03, 2017 Introduction to the course Session 2, January 05, 2018 Block 1: Global environmental politics Emergence and development of global environmental politics Structure and functioning of environmental regimes Mitchell, R. B. (2003). International environmental agreements: a survey of their features, formation, and effects. Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 28(1), 429-461. Biermann, F., & Pattberg, P. (2008). Global environmental governance: Taking stock, moving forward. Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 33, 277-294. Block 2: Development of the international climate regime History and development of the international climate regime Implementation of the international climate regime Oberthür, S. and Ott, H. (1999). The Kyoto Protocol. International Climate Policy for the 21st Century, Berlin et al.: Springer, chapter 7. Betsill, M. (2010) Global Climate Change Policy: Making Progress or Spinning Wheels?, in Axelrod, R., VanDeveer S., and Downie, D. (eds.) The Global Environment: Institutions, Law and Policy, 3rd ed., Washington DC: Congressional Quarterly Press
Block 3: Theoretical approaches to climate governance Theoretical approaches to environmental governance Multi-level and transnational (climate) governance Risk governance Keohane, Robert O., and Victor, David G. (2011) The Regime Complex for Climate Change, Perspectives on Politics 9(1): 7-23. Pattberg, P. and Stripple, J. (2008) Beyond the Public and Private Divide: Remapping Transnational Climate Governance in the 21st Century, International Environmental Agreements 8: 367-388. Kern, Kristine (2014) Climate Governance in the European Union Multilevel System: The Role of Cities, in: Weibust, I. and Meadowcroft, J., Multilevel Environmental Governance: Managing Water and Climate Change in Europe and North America, pp. 111-130. Block 4: Meeting of the working groups Meetings with working groups Session 3, January 19, 2017 Block 1: Energy security and the renewables revolution Fossil fuels Renewable energy Revival of nuclear energy? Valentine, S.V. (2011) Emerging symbiosis: Renewable energy and energy security, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 15, 4572-4578. Sovacool, B.K. (2011) An international comparison of four polycentric approaches to climate and energy governance, Energy Policy 39, 3832-3844. Sophie, Gabriel et al. (2013) Building future nuclear power fleets: the available uranium resources constraint Resources Policy 38: 458-469. BP, British Petroleum (2017) BP Statistical Review of World Energy June 2017, p.1-52 (additional reading). Block 2: Economic instruments and climate governance Taxes and trading Kyoto Protocol Mechanisms: JI, CDM, and emissions trading Aldy, Joseph E., and Robert N. Stavins (2012) The Promise and Problems of Pricing Carbon: Theory and Experience. The Journal of Environment & Development 21 (2), p. 151 180. Hepburn, Cameron (2007) Carbon trading: a review of the Kyoto mechanisms. Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 32, p.375 393.
Block 3: Inside emissions trading systems Concept of emission trading (cont.) Global overview of ETS Future of ETS Readings Perdan, S. and Azapagic, A. (2011) Carbon trading: Current schemes and future developments. Energy Policy, 39(10), pp.6040 6054. Block 4: Meetings with working groups Session 4, February 2, 2018 9:00 hrs: Block 1: Fairness and justice in climate governance Justice in climate governance Approaches to burden sharing North-South issues (e.g. discussion on adaptation fund) Baer, P., Fieldman, G., Athanasiou, T. and Kartha, S. (2008) Greenhouse Development Rights: Towards an Equitable Framework for Global Climate Policy, Cambridge Review of International Affairs 21(4): 649-669. Baer, P. (2012): International Justice, Oxford Handbook, chapter 22 11:00 hrs: Block 2: Architecture of the PA NDCs Green Climate Fund forest governance and result-based payments Paris Agreement Harris, P. (2015): The future, Research Handbook on Climate Governance, chapter 50 Voigt, C. (2015). Introduction: The Kaleidoscopic World of REDD+. In Voigt, C. (ed.) Research Handbook on REDD+ and International Law. (Edward Elgar Publishing). Horstmann, B. & Hein, J., (2017). Aligning Climate Change Mitigation and Sustainable Development under the UNFCCC: A Critical Assessment of the Clean Development Mechanism, the Green Climate Fund, and REDD+, chap. 6: conclusions, p. 104-118 14:00 hrs: Block 3: Guest Speaker: The future of emissions trading. Konrad Raeschke-Kessler, Federal Environment Agency, member of the German delegation to the UNFCCC conferences of parties, expert on market-based climate change mitigation mechanisms 15:45 hrs: Block 4: Meetings with Working Groups
Session 5, February 3, 2018 09:00 hrs: Block 1: no impact man + discussion 11:00 Block 2: Group presentations Block 3: Final Discussion 7. Schedule November 03, 2017 January 05, 2018 January 19, 2018 February 02, 2018 February 03, 2018 Introduction Global environmental politics Development of the international climate regime Theoretical approaches to climate governance Meetings with working groups Energy security and the renewables revolution Economic instruments and climate governance Emissions trading systems Meetings with working groups Fairness and justice in climate governance Architecture of the Paris Agreement Guest Speaker Meetings with working groups Documentary: no impact man Group presentations Final discussion