Equity Dimensions of Anti-Fossil Fuel Norms

This research paper from the Stockholm Environment Institute examines how anti-fossil fuel norms can be utilized to promote equitable climate action, highlighting the tension between the political utility of simple messaging and the risk of overlooking distributional impacts on marginalized communities.

• Anti-fossil fuel norms facilitate political mobilization and international momentum through simple messaging, but this simplicity can lead to the neglect of national and international equity issues because the norms may not account for the distributional impacts of transitioning away from fossil fuels.
• To avoid unintended and inequitable consequences, norms calling for the phase-out of fossil fuels must be paired with norms that recognize the energy and development needs of lower-income countries and the necessity of international support to facilitate their transition.
• Based on 14 interviews with experts from government, academia, and civil society, the researchers identified four key norms that can contribute to the rapid phase down of fossil fuels, though they warn these norms risk adverse effects if distributional impacts are ignored.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2022). Equity Dimensions of Anti-Fossil Fuel Norms. https://www.sei.org/publications/equity-dimensions-anti-fossil-fuel-norms/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Equity Dimensions of Anti-Fossil Fuel Norms. 2022. https://www.sei.org/publications/equity-dimensions-anti-fossil-fuel-norms/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2022equity, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Equity Dimensions of Anti-Fossil Fuel Norms}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2022}, month = nov, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/equity-dimensions-anti-fossil-fuel-norms/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }