CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2024
| Author | Elboghdady, Merna |
|---|---|
| Title | The Role of the Private Sector in the Pursuit of the Paris Agreement: Assessing Climate Lobbying and National Climate Policies |
| Summary | The private sector has a large sway on national climate policies. Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are, by definition, national documents and, as such, it might not be intuitive to imagine the private sector swaying them. However, the private sector actually has quite a bit of influence on national climate policies. This project focuses on the correlation between corporate climate lobbying and such climate policies, highlighting how lobbying sways these policies and impacts Nationally Determined Contributions. Using a mixed-methods approach, this project evaluates quantitative data on countries' climate policy scores under the Climate Change Performance Index, and qualitative data from sources such as the UNFCCC Global Stocktake. Two case studies are used to prove the main argument – the impact of Toyota and Fortum’s lobbying on Japan and Finland’s national climate policies respectively. The discussion suggests a correlation between corporate climate lobbying and climate policy outcomes. This relationship necessitates engagement from all relevant stakeholders. As such, recommendations are given primarily around enhancing lobbying disclosure and transparency and involving stakeholders at all levels - from grassroots activists to business leaders - to ensure that corporate lobbying acts help rather than hinder national climate policies. |
| Supervisor | McIntosh, Christopher |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2024/elboghdady_merna.pdf |
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