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Climate Change Discourses in the UK General Election in 2015

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  • Sidan WANG

    (Environment & Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Penryn, Cornwall, UK TR10 9FE, UK)

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There is a wide range of researches on climate change policy and politics at the European and global level. However, the existing studies ignore the importance of understanding climate change discourses and politics in the UK particularly during the General Election. The General Election in 2015 will influence the post-2015 climate change politics and policy in the UK. Further, the UK’s potential withdrawal from the EU poses a threat to the existing arrangement of climate change politics. This paper argues how different climate change discourses among main political parties influence climate policy options in the UK.

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  • Sidan WANG, 2016. "Climate Change Discourses in the UK General Election in 2015," Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies (CJUES), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 4(01), pages 1-17, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:cjuesx:v:04:y:2016:i:01:n:s2345748116500020
    DOI: 10.1142/S2345748116500020
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