The Greenhouse Gases Reduction policy in Taiwan:Perspective of Historical Institutionalism
Date Issued
2012
Date
2012
Author(s)
She, Yi-Chuan
Abstract
Greenhouse gases reduction policy becomes more and more important since United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change has been passed in 1992. Most important is that carbon trading mechanism has prevailing since then and carbon becomes one of the new commodities to restrict foreign industrial product.
The domestic and foreign political and economic environment has been changing; however, Taiwan still has high percentage on heavy industry. This essay analysize the development of the greenhouse gases reduction policy for 20 years in Taiwan on historical perspective.
There are seven chapters in this thesis. Chapter one is introduction, which proposes my awareness of question and research framework. Chapter two is literature review, which introduces Punctuated Equilibrium and Historical Institutionalism. Chapter three is research framework and research method, which applys to the greenhouse gases policy in Taiwan. Chapter four focuses on begin of the greenhouse gases reduction policy, which analysizes how did the subsystem and macropoliical system work. Chapter five focuses on the period of the greenhouse gases reduction policy, which emphasizes on the ‘policy monopoly’ within the subsystem and the policymaking in the macropolitical system, caused the stagnation. Chapter six focuses on the reconsideration and revise of the greenhouse gases reduction policy, which demonstrates that the target of Sustainable Energy Policy Convention and Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) were announced, the changing of the policy development. Chapter seven is conclusion.
This essay discovers the greenhouse gases policy has been shaped by the international sanctions and the heavy industrial policy. Furthermore, party politics might marginalize the policy. This chapter also dialogues with the theory.
Subjects
HISTORICAL INSTITUTIONALISM
PUNCTUATED EQUILIBRIUM
GREENHOUSE GASES REDUCTION POLICY
PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Type
thesis
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