Regulatory Shaming and the Problem of Corporate Climate Obstruction

The article examines 'regulatory climate shaming'—the governmental publication of corporate climate impact data to generate public pressure—as a means to counter climate obstruction. It argues that despite the controversy surrounding public condemnation of corporate reputations, such tactics are essential for fighting climate denial and greenwashing, particularly within the fossil fuel industry.

• Regulatory climate shaming is a developing approach where governments publish information on corporate contributions to climate change to pressure companies into complying with climate norms. This is implemented by national and subnational regulators, including those in the US, through mechanisms such as environmental databases, climate labels, corporate disclosure obligations, and naming-and-shaming rankings.
• While regulation by shaming is often viewed as controversial because it targets corporate reputation through public condemnation, it serves as a critical tool for addressing 'meta-regulation problems' such as corporate climate obstruction, climate washing, and climate denial, especially in the fossil fuel and other ecologically destructive industries.

APA

Yadin, S. (2022). Regulatory Shaming and the Problem of Corporate Climate Obstruction. Climate Social Science Network. https://cssn.org/regulatory-shaming-and-the-problem-of-corporate-climate-obstruction/

Chicago

Yadin, Sharon. Regulatory Shaming and the Problem of Corporate Climate Obstruction. Climate Social Science Network, 2022. https://cssn.org/regulatory-shaming-and-the-problem-of-corporate-climate-obstruction/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{yadin2022regulatory, author = {Yadin, Sharon}, title = {{Regulatory Shaming and the Problem of Corporate Climate Obstruction}}, institution = {Climate Social Science Network}, year = {2022}, month = oct, url = {https://cssn.org/regulatory-shaming-and-the-problem-of-corporate-climate-obstruction/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }