Do government ideology and fragmentation matter for reducing CO2-emissions? Empirical evidence from OECD countries

• Autores: Sebastian Garmann
• Localización: Ecological Economics, ISSN-e 1873-6106, Nº. 105, 2014, págs. 1-10
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This paper empirically examines whether government ideology and government fragmentation have influenced the process of CO2-emission reductions in the time period 1992�2008. Using data from 19 OECD countries, I find that (1) right-wing governments are associated with emission reduction to a smaller extent than center and left-wing governments and (2) emissions are higher the more parties are in government. On the other hand, the distinction between majority and minority governments has no significant influence on emissions.