Mapping the Participation of ASEAN Actors in International Climate Initiatives

ABSTRACT To make progress on decarbonisation, a large number and variety of stakeholders need to be engaged. In this Policy Forum, we assess the participation of different types of ASEAN actors in major international initiatives for climate action. We build a database of 335 international climate in...

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Main Authors: Ida Dokk Smith, Gavkharkhon Mamadzhanova, Indra Overland
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2025-05-01
Series:Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/app5.70020
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author Ida Dokk Smith
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description ABSTRACT To make progress on decarbonisation, a large number and variety of stakeholders need to be engaged. In this Policy Forum, we assess the participation of different types of ASEAN actors in major international initiatives for climate action. We build a database of 335 international climate initiatives and find that ASEAN is underrepresented. Especially ASEAN municipalities are absent, whereas ASEAN national governments and companies are well represented. We also find that ASEAN actors participate more frequently in initiatives that facilitate political dialogue and less in those that fulfil concrete purposes. Only three out of 335 climate initiatives are headquartered in ASEAN countries, suggesting a paucity of international climate leadership by ASEAN actors. Finally, we find that actors from the different ASEAN countries often do not participate in the same initiatives, reducing the possibility of acting as a unified bloc.
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spelling doaj-art-6bb08b1f92b0473580a296fa1d318a9b2025-08-20T02:29:15ZengWileyAsia & the Pacific Policy Studies2050-26802025-05-01122n/an/a10.1002/app5.70020Mapping the Participation of ASEAN Actors in International Climate InitiativesIda Dokk Smith0Gavkharkhon Mamadzhanova1Indra Overland2Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) Oslo NorwayNorwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) Oslo NorwayNorwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) Oslo NorwayABSTRACT To make progress on decarbonisation, a large number and variety of stakeholders need to be engaged. In this Policy Forum, we assess the participation of different types of ASEAN actors in major international initiatives for climate action. We build a database of 335 international climate initiatives and find that ASEAN is underrepresented. Especially ASEAN municipalities are absent, whereas ASEAN national governments and companies are well represented. We also find that ASEAN actors participate more frequently in initiatives that facilitate political dialogue and less in those that fulfil concrete purposes. Only three out of 335 climate initiatives are headquartered in ASEAN countries, suggesting a paucity of international climate leadership by ASEAN actors. Finally, we find that actors from the different ASEAN countries often do not participate in the same initiatives, reducing the possibility of acting as a unified bloc.https://doi.org/10.1002/app5.70020ASEANclimate initiativesdecarbonisationnon‐state actors
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Mapping the Participation of ASEAN Actors in International Climate Initiatives
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ASEAN
climate initiatives
decarbonisation
non‐state actors
title Mapping the Participation of ASEAN Actors in International Climate Initiatives
title_full Mapping the Participation of ASEAN Actors in International Climate Initiatives
title_fullStr Mapping the Participation of ASEAN Actors in International Climate Initiatives
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title_short Mapping the Participation of ASEAN Actors in International Climate Initiatives
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topic ASEAN
climate initiatives
decarbonisation
non‐state actors
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