The global political ecology of the Clean Development Mechanism

This article explores the ways in which the "global" governance of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) intersects with the "local" politics of resource regimes that are enrolled in carbon markets through the production and trade in Certified Emissions Reductions (CERs). It shows how political structures and decision-making procedures set up at the international level to govern the acquisition of CERs through the Kyoto Protocol's CDM interact with and transform national and local level political ecologies in host countries where very different governance structures, political networks, and state-market relations operate. It draws on literature within political ecology and field work in Argentina and Honduras to illustrate and understand the politics of translation that occur when the social and environmental consequences of decisions made within global governance mechanisms, such as the CDM, are followed through to particular sites in the global political economy. It also shows how the outcomes in those sites in turn influence the global politics of the CDM

The geographies of carbon offsets : governance, materialites and development

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British Columbia : innovation, capital and carbon : Vancouver workshop findings report : executive summary

The Carbon Governance Project workshop on Innovation, Capital and Carbon took place on June 1, 2011. It brought together 48 leading industry experts, scholars and government representatives to focus on understanding factors that enable and constrain British Columbia’s transformation to a low carbon economy. The majority of participants were BC business leaders, which included individuals from traditional high carbon emitting industries, clean tech firms, large banks, investment firms and consulting firms. The workshop employed an interactive format that engaged participants in setting direction, prioritizing exploration and finding consensus. This overview summarizes the findings of the workshop and describes the key strategies identified and supported by the participants for advancing the low carbon economy in BC. CGP international workshop seriesBusiness, Sauder School ofUnreviewedFacult

British Columbia : innovation, capital and carbon : Vancouver workshop findings report

British Columbia (BC) has some of the most aggressive greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets in the world. The 2007 Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets Act (GGRTA) establishes a commitment to reduce provincial emissions 33% below 2007 levels. The Carbon Governance Project workshop: Innovation, Capital and Carbon, took place in Vancouver, BC on June 1st, 2011. The workshop brought together 48 leading industry experts, scholars and government representatives to focus on understanding factors that enable and constrain the transformation to a low carbon economy in British Columbia (BC). This document summarizes the results of the workshop, focusing on the low carbon landscape in BC, and describes the key strategies identified by the participants for advancing the low carbon economy. The summary is based on materials generated during the day and results from voting by the participants to identify priorities. CGP international workshop seriesBusiness, Sauder School ofUnreviewedFacult

British Columbia : innovation, capital and carbon

This document provides an overview of the BC economy and the economic conditions within which a low carbon economy is beginning to emerge. CGP international workshop seriesBusiness, Sauder School ofUnreviewedFacult

Perceptions of adaptation, resilience and climate knowledge in the Pacific: The cases of Samoa, Fiji and Vanuatu

PURPOSE: While the South Pacific is often cited as highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, there is comparatively little known about how different groups perceive climate change. Understanding the gaps and differences between risk and perceived risk is a prerequisite to designing effective and sustainable adaptation strategies. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH: This research examined three key groups in Samoa, Fiji and Vanuatu: secondary school teachers, media personnel, and rural subsistence livelihood-based communities that live near or in conservation areas. This study deployed a dual methodology of participatory focus groups, paired with a national mobile phone based survey to gauge perceptions of climate change. This was the first time mobile technology had been used to gather perceptual data regarding the environment in the South Pacific. FINDINGS: The research findings highlighted a number of important differences and similarities in ways that these groups perceive climate change issues, solutions, personal vulnerability and comprehension of science among other factors. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS: These differences and similarities are neglected in large-scale top-down climate change adaptation strategies and have key implications for the design of disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation and therefore sustainable development in the region. ORIGINALITY/VALUE: The research was innovative in terms of its methods, as well as its distillation of the perceptions of climate change from teachers, media and rural communities