Amplifying "Keep It in the Ground" First-Movers: Toward a Comparative Framework

This article offers a framework for analyzing and extending the recent wave of national "keep it in the ground" (KIIG) bans on fossil fuel exploration and production. We situate this discussion in new theoretical work on decarbonization acceleration and then present an overview of KIIG mov...

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Published in:Society & natural resources 2020-11, Vol.33 (11), p.1339-1358
Main Authors: Carter, Angela V., McKenzie, Janetta
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Campaigns
Climate policy
Constituents
Critical junctures
Decarbonization
Development policy
energy governance
Entrepreneurs
Environmental policy
Fossil fuels
Frame analysis
Global climate
Neutrality
Policy making
supply-side policy
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Summary:This article offers a framework for analyzing and extending the recent wave of national "keep it in the ground" (KIIG) bans on fossil fuel exploration and production. We situate this discussion in new theoretical work on decarbonization acceleration and then present an overview of KIIG movement and policy development. Next, drawing on the burgeoning supply side climate policy literature, we outline major barriers to constraining fossil fuel development, then focus on identifying conditions most conducive for KIIG policy. These include locally-rooted campaigns, the development of a pro-KIIG constituency that is horizontally dense and vertically integrated, resonant message framing, and support by well-placed norm entrepreneurs. We argue that early national efforts to keep fossil fuels in the ground demark a critical juncture in global climate policy. Understanding the trajectory of these bans is a first step in extending these initiatives as part of the pathway to carbon neutrality by 2050.
ISSN:0894-1920
1521-0723
DOI:10.1080/08941920.2020.1772924