In the mix: managing policy complexity in climate change mitigation

2024/11/25 by David Hall · 1 voice · 1 citation
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Energy · Environmental Science · #Climate Change Policy and Economics #Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies #Sustainability and Climate Change Governance

paper · pdf · doi:10.26686/pq.v20i4.9638

openalex publication_date 2024/11/25 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21

Abstract

The policy mix is an analytical framework for understanding the elements, processes, dimensions and characteristics of complex policy systems. This article applies this framework to Aotearoa New Zealand’s policy mix for climate mitigation, both to understand why we have the policies we have, and also to stimulate ideas about how to improve outcomes. Instead of a comprehensive analysis, the article focuses on the mix of policy instruments, the evaluative principles that guide policy appraisal, the challenge of harmonising multiple principles, and the influence of economic principles on the scope and intent of policy mixes.

Citations

• Policy mixes for sustainability transitions: An extended concept and framework for analysis
• Designing climate policy mixes: Analytical and energy system modeling approaches

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Discussions

• All this literature complements the arguments I've made before on the need to consider policy mixes for climate mitigation in #Aotearoa #NewZealand. doi.org/10.26686/pq.... [bsky, 0 points, 1 comments]

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