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How to Tell If a Candidate Has a Serious Climate Plan

David M. Hart

2019

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Summary

This policy report from the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation presents a framework for voters and analysts to distinguish substantive climate commitments from rhetorical gestures. The work, as suggested by its title and institutional affiliation, establishes benchmarks for evaluating candidate climate plans, likely emphasising implementation rigour, scientific grounding, and measurable targets. Though not empirical research, it contributes to policy discourse by systematising assessment criteria for climate governance.

UK applicability

The evaluation framework may offer relevant principles for assessing UK political and corporate climate commitments, though direct applicability depends on whether the criteria account for UK-specific decarbonisation pathways, regulatory contexts, and agricultural policy frameworks.

Key measures

Criteria for assessing climate plan credibility, implementation mechanisms, evidence-based targets, and alignment with climate science

Outcomes reported

The report presents a framework for distinguishing credible climate policy proposals from symbolic commitments, likely offering systematic criteria for evaluating candidate climate plans.

Theme
Policy, governance & rights
Subject
Other / interdisciplinary
Study type
Policy
Study design
Policy report
Source type
Industry/policy report
Status
Published
Geography
United States
System type
Other
Catalogue ID
BFmokjo2nj-9q9fps

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