Many of the barriers to progress in addressing environmental problems, such as climate
change, are political. We argue that politics should not be seen only as a constraint but be …

" Short Circuiting Policy examines clean energy policies to understand why US states are
not on track to meet the climate crisis. After two decades of leadership, American states are …

Continued investments in coal-fired power plants (CFPPs) and coal mining are incompatible
with the Paris Agreement. As a major investor of both upstream coal mining and downstream …

Carbon lock-in hampers the realisation of sustainable energy systems. It occurs when
carbon-intensive technologies, markets and institutions co-evolve and become wedded to …

In the wake of the Paris Agreement on climate change, promises to phase out coal-fired
power have suggested cause for optimism around energy transition globally. However, coal …

Political economy factors are key to explain why some countries keep expanding their coal
capacity. Yet, comparable cross-country evidence is scant. We consult 123 energy experts …

The political activities of industries associated with the production and consumption of fossil
fuels have thwarted state efforts to advance climate policy. Yet research on the role of trade …

Many policy problems require taking costly action today for future benefits. Examining the
case of climate change, this paper examines how two institutions—electoral rules and …

Achieving temperature targets under the Paris Agreement requires urgent measures to curb
construction of coal-fired power plants (CFPPs) and expediate the retirement of existing …

To what extent and through which means do private actors shape public policy? Research
into these questions has been complicated by actors' tendency to obscure or misrepresent …