Japan’s environmental diplomacy and the future of Asia-Pacific environmental cooperation
| Autor: | Ayako Okubo, Katsuhiko Mori, Isao Sakaguchi, Atsushi Ishii, Yasuko Kameyama, Yasuhiro Sanada |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Sociology and Political Science
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| Zdroj: | International Relations of the Asia-Pacific. 21:121-156 |
| ISSN: | 1470-4838 1470-482X |
| DOI: | 10.1093/irap/lcaa020 |
| Popis: | Asia-Pacific lacks an environmental leader. Japan, a forerunner of environmental regulation in the 1970s, started to engage in active environmental diplomacy in the post-Cold War era by hosting conferences of parties to multilateral environmental agreements such as the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as well as providing a massive amount of environmental aid. Then, in the 2000s, Japan’s initiatives became substantially weakened and have gained a negative international reputation as the country took a considerably passive position to the Paris Agreement, filed many reservations to the CITES listing decisions, and withdrew from the International Whaling Commission. This article explores, through six brief case studies, the factors and structures that systemically impede Japan’s environmental leadership and norm internalization. It highlights the constraining factors behind Japan’s devolution including its closed bureaucratic system and the lack of positive engagement of Japanese scientists. Finally, it addresses the future prospects of environmental cooperation in the Asia-Pacific. |
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