Climate change mitigation framework: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 15:57, 6 January 2020

Revision as of 15:58, 6 January 2020

Line 1:

{{Orphan|date=October 2019}}

There are various theoretical frameworks to mitigate [[climate change]]. Frameworks are significant in that they provide a lens through which an argument can be addressed, and can be used to understand the possible angles from which to approach solving climate change. Frameworks in political science are used to think about a topic from various angles in order to understand different perspectives of the topic; common ones in international political science include rationalist, culturalist, marxist, and liberal institutionalist.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://libguides.usc.edu/writingguide/theoreticalframework|title=Theoretical Framework|last=|first=|date=November 21, 2019|website=USC Libraries|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=November 22, 2019}}</ref>. See [[international relations theory]] for more frameworks through which problems can be analyzed.

== History of approach to solving climate change ==

{{main|Climate governance|Politics of global warming}}

Historically climate change has been approached at a multinational level where a unanimous consensus decision is reached at the [[United Nations]] (UN), under the [[United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change]] (UNFCCC).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://unfccc.int/process/the-convention/history-of-the-convention|title=History of the Convention {{!}} UNFCCC|website=unfccc.int|access-date=2019-12-02}}</ref>. This represents the dominant approach historically of engaging as many international governments as possible in taking action in on a worldwide public issue. While there is a precedent that this model can work, as seen in the Montreal Protocol, there has been a shift away from this after it failed in the Kyoto Protocol and more recently is in jeopardy for the Paris Agreement.

==== Free rider problem ====