Global Climate Mitigation Finance: The Determinants of its Provision and Allocation

In" recent" years" development" aid" (also" commonly" referred" to" as" Overseas" Development" Assistance" or" ODA)" has" increasingly" been" allocated" for" the" mitigation"of"climate"change,"often"diverting"funding"from"more"traditional" development" purposes" such" as" poverty" alleviation." To" the" author’s" knowledge" no" other" study" identifies" the" determinants" of" the" increasing" provision" of" official" mitigation" finance" and" the" patterns" of" its" allocation" across" 180" developing" countries." This" PhD" thesis" includes" three" empirical" studies"and"a"theoretical"discussion"and"seeks"to"fill"this"gap"in"the"academic" literature."The"analysis"makes"use"of"fixedJeffect,"randomJeffect"and"twoJpart" models," the" institutional" analysis" and" development" framework" and" 1998J 2010"Organisation"for"Economic"CoJoperation"and"Development"(OECD)"Rio" Marker"projectJlevel"data"from"23"donors"and"180"developing"countries." " This"research"finds"that"donors’"emission"levels,"CO2"intensity,"commitment" to"the"Kyoto"Protocol,"political"views"and"domestic"environmental"spending" significantly" influence" their" allocation" of" mitigation" finance" and" the" proportion" of" their" total"ODA" that" they" designate" to" it," and" that" recipient" developing" countries’" potential" for"mitigation," such" as" their" environmental" assets" and"emission"problems," and" their" institutional" and" economic" factors" affect" how"mitigation" finance" is" allocated" to" them." The" findings" show" that" donors"tend"to"provide"loans"to"recipients"with"large"emission"problems"and" grants" to" those" with" large" environmental" assets." Across" donors," the" determinants"of"mitigation"finance"tend"to"be"heterogeneous."These"findings" lead" to" a" discussion" whether"mitigation" finance" is" a" perverse" incentive" for" developing" countries’"emission"mitigation"and"whether" it" will"permanently" remain"reliant"on"ODA."."The"overall"research"gives"guidance"and"reflection" of"the"future"of"official"mitigation"finance."

Name dc:type.qualificationname

phd

Level dc:type.qualificationlevel

doctoral

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

University of East Anglia

Year dc:date.issued

2014

Author dc:creator

• Halimanjaya, Aidy Steveany

Language dc:language

en