1st Edition
Corporate Regulation for Climate Change Mitigation in Africa A Case for Dilute Interventionism
This book critically analyses the prospects of overhauling the legal framework of climate change regulation of corporations in African state. It adopts the dilute interventionism regulatory framework to tackle the culture of regulatory resistance by corporations in Africa.
Over the course of this volume, Kikelomo O. Kila critiques the climate change legal framework in all 53 African states and conducts an in-depth case study of the two largest economies in Africa – Nigeria and South Africa – to highlight the commonality of the problems in Africa and the potential for the dilute interventionism paradigm to significantly address these problems. The book establishes why African states should directly intervene through legislative mechanisms to compel corporations to incorporate climate change mitigation in their business activities. It proposes that this direct intervention should comprise a blend of prescriptive and facilitative mechanisms structured in a dilute interventionism regulatory model. Overall, this volume argues that implementing this model requires the institution of a strong and independent regulator with a veto firewall protection system that guarantees its de facto independence from government and external influences.
Corporate Regulation for Climate Change Mitigation in Africa will be of great interest to climate change stakeholders at the international, regional, and domestic levels, policymakers, regulatory practitioners, and legal experts on corporate regulation. It will also be an insightful resource for students and scholars of climate change and environmental law, policy, and governance.
Introduction 1 Role of Corporations in Climate Change Mitigation 2 Theories of Corporate Regulation in Climate Change Mitigation 3 Dilute Interventionism and the ‘Culture of Regulatory Resistance’ in Africa 4 Dilute Interventionism, Problem-Based Regulation, and Climate Change Mitigation 5 Dilute Interventionism and Framework Climate Change Legislation 6 ‘Veto Firewall’ System and Technical Competence of the Climate Change Regulator 7 Enforced Co-Regulation and the ‘Carrot and Stick’ Approach in Climate Change Regulation of Corporations 8 Alternative Regulatory Frameworks for Corporate Participation in Climate Change Mitigation 9 Challenges of Climate Change Regulation of Corporations in Africa 10 Climate Change Regulation of Corporations in Africa: A Case Study of Nigeria 11 Climate Change Regulation of Corporations in Africa: A Case Study of South Africa 12 Implementing Dilute Interventionism in Africa: Prospects and Challenges Conclusion
Biography
Kikelomo O. Kila is a senior research consultant on climate change and corporate regulation in Africa and developing countries. She has a PhD in Climate Change and Corporate Regulation Law and Policy from the University of Exeter. She has other published works on the subject and has attended academic conferences in the UK, Canada, and South Africa. Her expertise also covers labour and employment law matters. Kikelomo’s contribution to legal research and teaching earned her an endorsement by the British Academy and the Pro-Vice chancellor of the University of Exeter as an Exceptional Talent in legal research and teaching in 2020.
