What is the golden rule to combat climate change?
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2020-06-19
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en
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This thesis examines the factors that explain a country’s commitment to combat climate change. It takes into account 14 variables and combines them into one model to examine the effect of these variables on a country’s commitment to combat climate change. The 14 variables that are included are vulnerability, GHG emissions, population, GDP per capita, economic growth, economic openness, parties in government, saliency, democracy, institutional constraints, civil society involvement, NGO’s, IGO’s and European Union membership. Two analyses are performed that include 54 countries. First, a multiple regression analysis. Second, a longitudinal analysis using a fixed effects model for the period 2007 till 2019. The outcomes of the analyses show that 6 of the 14 variables have a significant influence. The population, economic openness and civil society involvement showed to have a positive influence while for economic growth, institutional constraints and IGO membership a negative effect was found. The other eight variables did not have a significant effect indicating that these variables do not significantly influence a country’s commitment to combat climate change.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen