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The authors argue that integrating carbon-centric policies into a broader program of social, economic, and democratic reforms—such as those found in Green New Deal proposals—addresses these causal mechanisms and enables more effective political strategies for decarbonization.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cssn-000018#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Socioeconomic inequalities contribute to climate change through four primary mechanisms: driving emissions-intensive consumption and production, allowing wealthy elites to obstruct climate policies, reducing public support for such policies, and weakening the social foundations necessary for collective action.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cssn-000018#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A Green New Deal (GND) is presented as a more effective path to deep and rapid decarbonization than policies focused solely on carbon, because GND components target the causal links between inequality and climate change and support stronger political strategies.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cssn-000018#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["Green New Deal","decarbonization","climate policy"],"geography_discussed":["United States"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy analysis","theoretical argument"]},{"id":"greeneur-000435","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/greeneur-000435","title":"Indirektna demokratija: referendumi u Evropi","publisher":{"name":"Green European Journal","organization":"green-european-journal"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"hr","date_published":"2021-10-15","source_url":"https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/wp-content/uploads/pdf/indirektna-demokratija-referendumi-u-evropi.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The author contends that referendums are not 'direct democracy' but mediated mechanisms shaped by institutional rules. 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The central argument is that frequent use of referendums is preferable as it empowers citizens and demystifies the concept of a final 'general will'.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"greeneur-000435#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Referendums cannot be considered a form of 'direct democracy' because the public interest and the will of the majority are always mediated by institutional rules, such as voting conditions, validity thresholds, and the rules governing who can initiate a vote.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"greeneur-000435#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The author distinguishes between 'referendums', which are frequent political practices, and 'plebiscites', which are occasional votes often initiated by political leaders to address social divisions—such as nuclear energy or EU membership—or to confirm their own legitimacy.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"greeneur-000435#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Different European models of referendums exist: Switzerland allows citizen-initiated proposals subject to parliamentary control regarding international obligations; Ireland requires referendums for any constitutional change; and Iceland uses referendums to resolve conflicts when the president refuses to sign an act of parliament.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"greeneur-000435#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Frequent use of referendums is recommended as a pragmatic rule to empower citizens, allow them to learn from the results of their choices, and demystify the idea that the 'general will' expressed in a referendum is more authentic or final than that of general elections.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"greeneur-000435#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["nuclear power"],"geography_discussed":["Switzerland","Ireland","Iceland"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["comparative analysis","theoretical argument"]},{"id":"sei-001043","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/sei-001043","title":"Climate Change Transitions & Geopolitics","publisher":{"name":"Stockholm Environment Institute","organization":"stockholm-environment-institute"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"en","date_published":"2018-01-18","source_url":"https://www.sei.org/publications/climate-change-transitions-geopolitics/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document posits that climate change adaptation involves systemic changes that influence geopolitics. 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