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DOI	10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2021.102225
	Impact of a climate network: The role of intermediaries in local level climate action
	Karhinen S.; Peltomaa J.; Riekkinen V.; Saikku L.
发表日期	2021
ISSN	0094-8276
卷号	67
英文摘要	Local governments have set highly ambitious greenhouse gas emission reduction targets on a strategic level, in some cases influenced by intermediary networks. Yet, the quantitative impacts of climate strategies or the sharing of best practices on emissions still remain largely unknown. The aim of this study was to examine the impact of an intermediary network on municipal greenhouse gas emissions. This was done through an econometric analysis of the emissions of municipalities that are members of the Finnish Hinku (Towards Carbon Neutral Municipalities) network, and through comprehensive qualitative interviews conducted in 40 of those municipalities. Our quantitative results show that Hinku network membership has successfully led to the lowering of greenhouse gas emission levels in participating municipalities. The qualitative interviews suggest that this is due to systematic local level climate work, enhanced by network membership. The network functions as an intermediary in two ways: by providing expertise and enabling peer-support. In addition, it has also succeeded in legitimising local level climate action. Ambitious local level climate action can also affect the ambition of national climate policy, which in turn may reflect on the amount resources allocated to local climate action. © 2021 The Authors
语种	英语
来源期刊	Global Environmental Change
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/170899
作者单位	Finnish Environment Institute, Oulu, Finland; Finnish Environment Institute, Helsinki, Finland
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Karhinen S.,Peltomaa J.,Riekkinen V.,et al. Impact of a climate network: The role of intermediaries in local level climate action[J],2021,67.
APA	Karhinen S.,Peltomaa J.,Riekkinen V.,&Saikku L..(2021).Impact of a climate network: The role of intermediaries in local level climate action.Global Environmental Change,67.
MLA	Karhinen S.,et al."Impact of a climate network: The role of intermediaries in local level climate action".Global Environmental Change 67(2021).