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A multilevel analysis of climate change inaction: case study of an Australian electricity company
Australasian Journal of Environmental Management ( IF 2.617 ) Pub Date : 2020-04-02 , DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2020.1758806
Kirti Mishra 1 , Cristina Neesham 2 , Ken Coghill 3 , Wendy Stubbs 4
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ABSTRACT Climate change is a key societal and economic challenge. Despite widespread recognition for the need for urgent action on climate change, transformation to a zero carbon economy is still elusive. While there are detailed accounts of organisational responses to climate change impacts, little is known about climate change inaction. We adopt the theoretical framework of resilience in social-ecological systems to explore the change processes needed to overcome climate change inaction. Through an in-depth case study of an Australian energy company, we identify the impediments to climate change action due to rigidity and scarcity traps at three levels: micro (organisation), meso (industry), and macro (government). These traps inhibit transformation from a fossil fuel regime to a renewable energy regime. Our study contributes to a multi-level theory of organisational inaction on climate change by identifying specific causal factors that erode systemic adaptive capacity, increasing the probability of rigidity and scarcity traps. We find that different inaction occurs at all three levels, and is closely interconnected (across levels) within a social-ecological system, due to dynamic antecedents (e.g. changing individual attitudes, business practices, and government policies). Competencies, resources, and cultural changes can help organisations traverse rigidity and scarcity traps to overcome climate change inaction.

中文翻译:

气候变化无作为的多层次分析:一家澳大利亚电力公司的案例研究

摘要气候变化是关键的社会和经济挑战。尽管人们普遍认识到需要采取紧急行动应对气候变化,但向零碳经济转型仍然遥遥无期。尽管有组织对气候变化影响的应对措施的详细说明,但对气候变化无所作为的了解却很少。我们采用社会生态系统中复原力的理论框架来探索克服气候变化无所作为所需的变化过程。通过对一家澳大利亚能源公司的深入案例研究,我们从三个层次上确定了由于僵化和稀缺陷阱而导致的气候变化行动障碍:微观(组织),中观(工业)和宏观(政府)。这些陷阱阻止了从化石燃料体制向可再生能源体制的转变。我们的研究通过识别侵蚀系统适应能力,增加僵化和稀缺陷阱的可能性的特定因果,为组织对气候变化无作为的多层次理论做出了贡献。我们发现,由于动态的前因(例如,改变个人的态度,商业行为和政府政策),在所有三个层面上都会发生不同的不作为,并且在社会生态系统内(在各个层面上)紧密地联系在一起。能力,资源和文化的变化可以帮助组织克服僵化和稀缺的陷阱,以克服因气候变化而无所作为的情况。我们发现,由于动态的前因(例如,改变个人的态度,商业行为和政府政策),在所有三个层面上都会发生不同的不作为,并且在社会生态系统内(在各个层面上)紧密地联系在一起。能力,资源和文化的变化可以帮助组织克服僵化和稀缺的陷阱,以克服因气候变化而无所作为的情况。我们发现,由于动态的前因(例如,改变个人的态度,商业行为和政府政策),在所有三个层面上都会发生不同的不作为,并且在社会生态系统内(在各个层面上)紧密地联系在一起。能力,资源和文化的变化可以帮助组织克服僵化和稀缺的陷阱,以克服因气候变化而无所作为的情况。
更新日期:2020-04-02
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