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SUMMARY:Vinaigrette or Oil and Vinegar? Comparing public rationales for ju
 stice trade-offs in mitigation and adaptation climate policy dilemmas - So
 nja Klinsky (University of British Columbia)
DTSTART:20110228T123000Z
DTEND:20110228T133000Z
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CONTACT:Yi-Jun Lin
DESCRIPTION:The ideal relationship between climate change adaptation and m
 itigation policy has been long debated. Are they substitutes for each othe
 r\, in which case the policy task is to find the optimal trade-off between
  the two\, or can they be integrated to take advantage of win-win overlaps
 ? \nInstead of proposing how these policies should relate to one another f
 rom an abstract policy perspective\, this study examines public rationales
  about justice and burden-sharing trade-offs in each case. \nWhat argument
 s about justice resonate from a mitigation perspective\, which ones are do
 minant from an adaptation perspective\, and what might this suggest about 
 the contours of politically acceptable climate policy? Using think-aloud p
 rotocols and a structured elicitation approach with members of the lay pub
 lic\, this study provides evidence that the two types of climate policy tr
 igger different sets of arguments about justice. When asked about mitigati
 on burden-sharing participants overwhelmingly depending on arguments about
  causality. In contrast\, in discussions of adaptation participants emphas
 ized ideas of need and ability\, and used social and spatial distance to m
 odify the allocation of responsibility. Two considerations emerge from the
 se findings. First\, the public is able to engage with the justice dilemma
 s of climate policy\, suggesting that predictions of political palatabilit
 y or public responses need to consider these concerns. Second\, it is impo
 rtant to recognize that support for adaptation and mitigation policies ste
 m from different arguments. This could make transition between mitigation 
 and adaptation potentially much more difficult\, especially if treated as 
 complete substitutes.\n
LOCATION:Castle Teaching Room\, Judge Business School
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