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Abstract

皇冠体育app future of human life on our planet is influenced increasingly by what goes on in the rising powers. This report presents a political economy analysis of their policies, comparing China, India, Brazil and South Africa.

皇冠体育app importance of these countries for global climate deals is undisputed. What is less clear is the domestic politics behind their global positioning. Who drives 鈥� or obstructs 鈥� the adoption of climate-relevant policies in their own countries? This report analyses the question by focusing on renewable energy policies. 皇冠体育app political economy approach adopted in the report rests on four critical steps:

1. Recognising that no single actor has the political and financial resources to bring about the required transformations;
2. Recognising that in government, civil society and business actors seek to drive or block these transformations;
3. 皇冠体育app need to focus attention on alliances across these categories; and
4. Including actors with different motives helps to understand and accelerate transformations.

This approach is used to unravel and compare what goes on in China, India, Brazil and South Africa. 皇冠体育app methodological challenge lies in cutting through complexity, especially if changes over time are considered. Alliances and narratives keep changing. 皇冠体育app overall message is that rapid political economy analysis is possible and a focus on alliances provides much needed hope that green transformations can be accelerated.

Citation

Schmitz, H. Who Drives Climate-relevant Policies in the Rising Powers? Institute of Development Studies (IDS), Brighton, UK (2016) 34 pp. [IDS Evidence Report 180]

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