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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Global Environmental Change |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue number | September |
| Pages (from-to) | 185-195 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| ISSN | 0959-3780 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
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Orchestrating Transnational Environmental Governance in Maritime Shipping. / Lister, Jane ; Taudal Poulsen, René; Ponte, Stefano.
In: Global Environmental Change, Vol. 34, No. September, 2015, p. 185-195.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Orchestrating Transnational Environmental Governance in Maritime Shipping
AU - Lister, Jane
AU - Taudal Poulsen, René
AU - Ponte, Stefano
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Maritime shipping is the transmission belt of the global economy. It is also a major contributor to global environmental change through its under-regulated air, water and land impacts. It is puzzling that shipping is a lagging sector as it has a well-established global regulatory body—the International Maritime Organization. Drawing on original empirical evidence and archival data, we introduce a four-factor framework to investigate two main questions: why is shipping lagging in its environmental governance; and what is the potential for the International Maritime Organization to orchestrate emerging private ‘green shipping’ initiatives to achieve better ecological outcomes? Contributing to transnational governance theory, we find that conditions stalling regulatory progress include low environmental issue visibility, poor interest alignment, a broadening scope of environmental issues, and growing regulatory fragmentation and uncertainty. The paper concludes with pragmatic recommendations for the International Maritime Organization to acknowledge the regulatory difficulties and seize the opportunity to orchestrate environmental progress.
AB - Maritime shipping is the transmission belt of the global economy. It is also a major contributor to global environmental change through its under-regulated air, water and land impacts. It is puzzling that shipping is a lagging sector as it has a well-established global regulatory body—the International Maritime Organization. Drawing on original empirical evidence and archival data, we introduce a four-factor framework to investigate two main questions: why is shipping lagging in its environmental governance; and what is the potential for the International Maritime Organization to orchestrate emerging private ‘green shipping’ initiatives to achieve better ecological outcomes? Contributing to transnational governance theory, we find that conditions stalling regulatory progress include low environmental issue visibility, poor interest alignment, a broadening scope of environmental issues, and growing regulatory fragmentation and uncertainty. The paper concludes with pragmatic recommendations for the International Maritime Organization to acknowledge the regulatory difficulties and seize the opportunity to orchestrate environmental progress.
KW - Transnational environmental governance
KW - Green shipping
KW - Regulation
KW - Private standards
KW - Multi-stakeholder initiatives
KW - Hybrid governance regimes
KW - Orchestration
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U2 - 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2015.06.011
DO - 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2015.06.011
M3 - Journal article
VL - 34
SP - 185
EP - 195
JO - Global Environmental Change
JF - Global Environmental Change
SN - 0959-3780
IS - September
ER -