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Climate Policy Integration at the National and Regional Level. A Case Study for Austria and Styria

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  • Claudia Kettner-Marx
  • Daniela Kletzan-Slamanig

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In order to limit climate change the cross-cutting nature of climate policy needs to be recognised. Many climate-relevant decisions are taken in other policy areas with only little regard to climate change impacts. In order for climate policy to be successful it has to be integrated in decision making and legislative processes in basically all policy areas and all levels of government. In this paper we analyse the extent of climate policy integration in Austrian policy-making via in-depth expert interviews, both on the federal level as well as on the regional level using Styria as case study. The results show a broad range of perceptions regarding the degree of climate policy integration in Austria. On the one hand, the consideration of climate policy issues depends on the core competence of the respective institution. On the other hand, we found widely diverging views on whether climate policy in Austria is too ambitious or too weak. Especially, potential negative impacts of climate policy on competitiveness or employment are seen to hamper a more ambitious implementation of mitigation policies. Cooperation on climate policy issues is generally rated as good by the interviewees from administration and interest groups, but conflicts of interest that result from the organisations' core functions negatively impact on the perceived quality of cooperation. In case of conflicting targets it is widely noticed that "traditional" policy objectives like employment or competitiveness are given priority over climate issues.

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  • Claudia Kettner-Marx & Daniela Kletzan-Slamanig, 2018. "Climate Policy Integration at the National and Regional Level. A Case Study for Austria and Styria," WIFO Working Papers 552, WIFO.
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    1. Claudia Kettner & Daniela Kletzan-Slamanig & Angela Köppl, 2015. "Climate policy integration: evidence on coherence in EU policies," Chapters, in: Larry Kreiser & Mikael S. Andersen & Birgitte E. Olsen & Stefan Speck & Janet E. Milne & Hope Ashiab (ed.), Environmental Pricing, chapter 1, pages 3-17, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    2. Imran Habib Ahmad, 2009. "Climate Policy Integration: Towards Operationalization," Working Papers 73, United Nations, Department of Economics and Social Affairs.
    3. Claudia Kettner & Daniela Kletzan-Slamanig, 2018. "Climate Policy Integration on the National and Regional Level: A Case Study for Austria and Styria," International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, Econjournals, vol. 8(4), pages 259-269.
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    1. N. N., 2021. "WIFO-Monatsberichte, Heft 1/2021," WIFO Monatsberichte (monthly reports), WIFO, vol. 94(1), January.
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    3. Talis Tebecis, 2023. "Have climate policies been effective in Austria? A reverse causal analysis," Department of Economics Working Papers wuwp346, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Department of Economics.
    4. Claudia Kettner & Daniela Kletzan-Slamanig, 2018. "Climate Policy Integration on the National and Regional Level: A Case Study for Austria and Styria," International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, Econjournals, vol. 8(4), pages 259-269.
    5. Luan Santos & Karl Steininger & Marcelle Candido Cordeiro & Johanna Vogel, 2022. "Current Status and Future Perspectives of Carbon Pricing Research in Austria," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(15), pages 1-28, August.
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    Keywords

    climate policy; energy policy; climate policy integration; European Union;
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    JEL classification:

    • C83 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - Survey Methods; Sampling Methods
    • Q48 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Government Policy
    • Q54 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Climate; Natural Disasters and their Management; Global Warming
    • Q58 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environmental Economics: Government Policy

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