Reducing greenhouse gas emissions through development policies: a framework for analysing policy interventions

The authors introduce a method for evaluating Sustainable Development – Policies and Measures (SD-PAMs), which are policy instruments designed to achieve sustainable development with climate benefits as side effects. The proposed approach involves reconstructing intervention theories to identify leverage mechanisms and implementation assumptions, while using value chains to determine the targeted aspects of socio-technical systems. The text notes that SD-PAMs incentivized by carbon credits require an institutional framework that is too intricate to be effective compared to those focused on funding or technology transfer.

• The proposed evaluation approach for SD-PAMs relies on reconstructing intervention theories to uncover assumptions regarding leverage mechanisms for change and the actions required for implementation, while utilizing value chains to identify the specific targets within a socio-technical system.
• SD-PAMs that use carbon credits as incentives are considered less effective than those aiming for technology transfer or funding because they require an overly complex institutional framework.
• SD-PAMs are intended to encourage voluntary mitigation actions and improve access to financing and new technologies, provided there are national and international institutions to support, control, and register their implementation.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2012). Reducing greenhouse gas emissions through development policies: a framework for analysing policy interventions. https://www.sei.org/publications/reducing-greenhouse-gas-emissions-through-development-policies-a-framework-for-analysing-policy-interventions/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions through development policies: a framework for analysing policy interventions. 2012. https://www.sei.org/publications/reducing-greenhouse-gas-emissions-through-development-policies-a-framework-for-analysing-policy-interventions/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2012reducing, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Reducing greenhouse gas emissions through development policies: a framework for analysing policy interventions}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2012}, month = jun, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/reducing-greenhouse-gas-emissions-through-development-policies-a-framework-for-analysing-policy-interventions/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }