An advanced review of climate change mitigation policies in Germany, France, and the Netherlands

Abstract Mitigation of climate change requires comprehensive policy arrangements. This article applies a systematic analysis framework comprising ‘vertical policy hierarchy—horizontal policy path—policy instruments’ with Germany, France, and the Netherlands as study cases, and first-hand policy and data from government websites collected, clustered, and matched. The study conducts a comparative analysis of the three countries’ systems, pathways, instruments, and their effectiveness in climate change mitigation. The findings indicate that, firstly, all three countries have relatively well-devel... Mehr ...