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High Noon in Japan: Embedded Symbolism and Post-2001 Kyoto Protocol Politics

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  • Yves Tiberghien
  • Miranda A. Schreurs

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In 2001, the Japanese government committed to ratify the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change against industry pressures and in spite of the US decision to withdraw from the agreement. This commitment was crucial for the survival of the protocol. Japan has subsequently introduced substantial-yet, mostly voluntary-measures. To explain the puzzle of Japan's ratification, this article builds upon the agenda-setting literature and advances the concept of embedded symbolism. During the 1990s, political leaders elevated climate change and the Kyoto Protocol to the level of a national symbol. Thus, although in 2001 successful implementation of the Kyoto target looked extremely difficult and industry opposition was strong, the symbolism of Kyoto backed by strong public support tipped the balance in favor of ratification. (c) 2007 by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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  • Yves Tiberghien & Miranda A. Schreurs, 2007. "High Noon in Japan: Embedded Symbolism and Post-2001 Kyoto Protocol Politics," Global Environmental Politics, MIT Press, vol. 7(4), pages 70-91, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:tpr:glenvp:v:7:y:2007:i:4:p:70-91
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    1. Chaewoon Oh & Shunji Matsuoka, 2015. "The position of the Low Carbon Growth Partnership (LCGP): at the end of Japan’s navigation between the Kyoto Protocol and the APP," International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, Springer, vol. 15(2), pages 125-140, May.
    2. Miranda A. SCHREURS, 2010. "Multi‐level Governance and Global Climate Change in East Asia," Asian Economic Policy Review, Japan Center for Economic Research, vol. 5(1), pages 88-105, June.
    3. Tosun, Jale & Solorio, Israel, 2011. "Exploring the Energy-Environment Relationship in the EU: Perspectives and Challenges for Theorizing and Empirical Analysis," European Integration online Papers (EIoP), European Community Studies Association Austria (ECSA-A), vol. 15, November.

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