Climate Policy ( IF 6.056 ) Pub Date : 2022-09-06 , DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2022.2118657 Fergus Green 1
ABSTRACT
This perspective paper proposes a new conceptual framework for bottom-up climate mitigation: the Fossil Free Zones (FFZs) framework. The aim of the framework is to facilitate grassroots, goal-driven climate action, and government policy at increasingly higher levels, with a view to ‘tipping’ social systems away from their reliance on fossil fuels. The paper outlines the framework and the theory of change on which it is predicated, after first introducing the historical precedent that inspired it – the system of Nuclear Weapon Free Zones. The FFZs framework offers two main advantages over other anti-fossil fuel initiatives – such as the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative – though it is intended and designed to complement these, not compete with them. First, the FFZs framework combines a unified and accessible discursive frame with a focus on practical decarbonising activities at multiple levels of governance. The discursive frame promotes the diffusion of anti-fossil fuel norms while the practical activities promote positive (reinforcing) social, technological, economic and other feedback effects. Second, the combined focus on supply and demand increases the political resilience of anti-fossil fuel initiatives in the face of fossil fuel price fluctuations, and promotes cooperation between producer regions and urban consumer centres.
Key policy insights
Anti-fossil fuel activism has become a global phenomenon, but fossil fuel production and combustion continue to rise, threatening climate objectives.
A system of Fossil Free Zones is proposed to further mobilise grassroots and subnational action against fossil fuels, and build anti-fossil fuel norms.
A Fossil Free Zone is a geographic area characterised by the absence of fossil fuel production and consumption, with intermediate statuses based on fuel types and activities, e.g. ‘coal supply free zone’.
Motivated groups set zone-related goals and work toward them, cooperating with others and across different levels of government as necessary, and declare the zones they have achieved.
Ultimately, Fossil Free Zones could become institutionalised at national and international level, as has occurred with Nuclear Weapon Free Zones.
Fossil Free Zones combine discursive framing with practical decarbonising activities, and address fossil fuel production and consumption, improving on other anti-fossil fuel initiatives.
中文翻译：
化石自由区：一项提案
摘要
这篇展望论文提出了一个自下而上减缓气候变化的新概念框架：化石自由区 (FFZ) 框架。该框架的目的是促进基层、目标驱动的气候行动和越来越高的政府政策，以期使社会系统摆脱对化石燃料的依赖。在首先介绍了启发它的历史先例——无核武器区制度之后，该论文概述了它所依据的变革框架和理论。与其他反化石燃料倡议（例如《化石燃料不扩散条约倡议》）相比，FFZ 框架提供了两个主要优势，尽管它旨在补充这些倡议，而不是与之竞争。第一的，FFZ 框架结合了统一且可访问的论述框架，重点关注多层次治理的实际脱碳活动。话语框架促进反化石燃料规范的传播，而实践活动促进积极（加强）社会、技术、经济和其他反馈效应。其次，供需相结合，增强了反化石燃料倡议在化石燃料价格波动时的政治韧性，促进了生产地区与城市消费中心之间的合作。
主要政策见解
反化石燃料激进主义已成为一种全球现象，但化石燃料的生产和燃烧继续上升，威胁着气候目标。
建议建立无化石燃料区制度，以进一步动员基层和地方行动反对化石燃料，并建立反化石燃料规范。
无化石燃料区是以没有化石燃料生产和消费为特征的地理区域，具有基于燃料类型和活动的中间状态，例如“无煤供应区”。
有动力的团体设定了与区域相关的目标并朝着这些目标努力，必要时与其他人和跨不同级别的政府合作，并宣布他们已经实现的区域。
最终，无化石区可能会在国家和国际层面制度化，就像无核武器区一样。
化石自由区将话语框架与实际的脱碳活动相结合，解决化石燃料的生产和消费问题，改进其他反化石燃料计划。
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