Abstract
The world decided in December 2015 to take actions to reduce global warming. To contribute toward this goal, this research examines possible policy levers for inclusion in the climate change ratification plan. A case study of the measures taken by the Republic of Singapore, a low-lying 719.2 km2 island without natural resources in Asia, is conducted. Being vulnerable to climate change impact and yet having to balance her people’s needs and economic progress with limited resources, the measures taken by this small country could offer policy insights for small states and states without access to alternative energy sources. This research analyzes the online policy documents posted by eleven organizations to answer the main research question of identifying policy levers as theoretical constructs to form a framework that can be used to study climate change policies. A qualitative data analysis software, QSR NVivo 10, is used to classify the proposed nodes developed by the researchers using a system perspective integrating the insights from the key international climate change frameworks with the theoretical concepts from the model of pro-environmental behavior. The findings can offer insights toward developing a new contextual influence framework, which can help strengthen policy development and outcome measurement.
Highlights
Devastating climate change effects are increasingly experienced globally, altering our living environments and threatening our livelihoods
The Republic of Singapore was selected as the pilot research site, as the researchers considered her status as an early contributor to international climate change efforts and her constraints faced as a low-lying small island state without natural resources and limited access to renewable energy
The measures taken by this small country in Asia could offer useful insights for other nations facing similar constraints and challenges when embarking on climate change mitigation efforts
Summary
Devastating climate change effects are increasingly experienced globally, altering our living environments and threatening our livelihoods. The Paris climate accord was agreed at the United Nations meeting in December 2015 as mankind’s solution to address the climate change effects [1]. The accord could only take effect in 2020 if the targeted number of countries contributes ratification plans that could achieve the targeted reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. The year of the Paris agreement witnessed severe environmental disasters [2]. According to the World Meteorological Organization [4], the human activities that brought harm to the Earth and strong El Niño effects could have aggravated the climate change effects in 2015. The increase in the severity and frequency of climate change disasters could attest to the urgency for all countries to step up their mitigation efforts
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