Bache, I, Bartle, I, Flinders, M et al. (1 more author) (2014) Blame games and climate change: accountability, multi-level governance and carbon management. The British Journal of Politics and International Relations. 1 - 20. ISSN 1369-1481
Abstract
The Climate Change Act 2008 received global acclaim for embedding an ambitious set of targets for the reduction of carbon emissions in legislation. This article explores the policies and institutional frameworks in place to deliver transport-related carbon reductions as part of the subsequent Carbon Plan. A detailed methodology involving institutional mapping, interviews and focus groups combined with a theoretical approach that combines the theory of multi-level governance with the literature on ‘blame avoidance’ serves to reveal a complex system of ‘fuzzy governance’ and ‘fuzzy accountability’. Put simply, it reveals there are no practical sub-national implementation levers for achieving the statutory targets. Apart from symbolic or rhetorical commitments, the emphasis of policy-makers at all levels in the delivery chain has switched from carbon management and reduction to economic growth and job creation. This raises fresh research questions about the pathologies of democratic competition and future responses to the climate change challenge.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | Delegation; depoliticisation; governance; public policy |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > Institute for Transport Studies (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 16 May 2014 11:14 |
Last Modified: | 26 Apr 2015 19:29 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-856X.12040 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons, Inc |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/1467-856X.12040 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:78910 |