Supporting Climate Neutrality of Non-State Actors and Private Businesses: The Case of the Climate Neutral Now Initiatives
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2023-10-06
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In tackling the systemic threat of climate change, non-state actors have been acknowledged as a critical source of potential for climate action, leading to the adaptation of international governance to accommodate international voluntary initiatives. Building upon the expanding academic literature assessing non-state actors’ climate action, it is crucial to evaluate to what extent initiatives are able to support their participants in achieving mitigation targets. In this regard, this research focuses on the case study of the Climate Neutral Now initiative orchestrated by the UNFCCC secretariat, assessing how the initiative has aimed at providing support to its participants through its mechanisms and overall design. Subsequently, the study provides for the identification of the most relevant barriers and enablers that participants encounter along their journey towards climate neutrality. The findings retain significant empirical implications, as they lead to recommendations on how similar initiatives could strengthen their support and overall design to address the needs of their participants. The related analysis is based on a combination of governance and social psychological theories, leading to an overall theoretical framework which is implemented through complementary methodologies for data collection including desk research, database analysis, semi-structured interviews, as well as the deployment of a survey.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen