Download This PaperClimate Change Mitigation Law and Policy in the BRICS
in Leonie Reins and Jonathan Verschuuren (eds.), Research Handbook on Climate Change Mitigation Law, 2nd edition, Edward Elgar Publishing 2022, pp. 195-238.
54 Pages Posted: 9 Mar 2021 Last revised: 2 Sep 2022
Date Written: March 7, 2021
Abstract
This chapter examines the climate change mitigation law and policy of five major developing countries: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (i.e., the BRICS). It will first analyze the case of Brazil, then India, China, Russia, and lastly South Africa. The chapter explores the main causes of Brazil’s contribution to global climate change (namely deforestation, cattle ranching, agricultural expansion, and energy production). It then offers mitigation strategies for the case of India and makes the case for investing in cities, solar energy, hydropower, and electric vehicles. The chapter then explores China’s position in the mitigation of climate change by analyzing key policies such as carbon pricing, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and fossil fuels. It then turns to Russia to examine its domestic policies to reduce carbon emissions. Lastly, it examines South Africa’s climate change mitigation regime.
Keywords: climate change mitigation; Paris Agreement; Kyoto Protocol; NDCs; BRICS; renewable energy
JEL Classification: K33, Q2, Q3, Q4
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