The Twilight of Consensus? The Energy and Climate Policy in the Election Manifestos of Major British Political Parties Before the 2024 General Election

Arkadiusz Cygan

doi:10.18778/1427-9657.13.05

Autor

Arkadiusz Cygan Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0407-4088

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18778/1427-9657.13.05

Słowa kluczowe:

Wielka Brytania, manifesty wyborcze, polityka klimatyczna, net zero, akceptacja społeczna

Abstrakt

Brytyjska transformacja w kierunku gospodarki niskoemisyjnej osiągnęła półmetek. Kolejny etap dekarbonizacji będzie jednak wymagał częstszego niż dotychczas podejmowania niepopularnych społecznie działań. Na tym tle brytyjskie partie polityczne opublikowały manifesty programowe przed wyborami parlamentarnymi w 2024 r. Analiza tych dokumentów pozwala nie tylko zrozumieć priorytety ugrupowań w polityce energetyczno-klimatycznej, lecz także zaobserwować ewolucję podejścia do tej tematyki w Wielkiej Brytanii. Poprzez analizę manifestów wyborczych artykuł ma na celu zbadanie stanu istniejącego od niemal dwóch dekad konsensusu głównych brytyjskich partii politycznych w sprawie zielonej transformacji. Wyniki badań rzucają światło na temat znaczenia udziału społeczeństwa w projektowaniu programów politycznych w obszarze energii i klimatu, co jest istotne także w kontekście wyzwań związanych z polską i europejską transformacją energetyczno-klimatyczną.

Biogram autora

Arkadiusz Cygan - Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland

Arkadiusz Cygan – holds a Master of Arts in Law from the University of Warsaw and a Postgraduate Diploma in Economic Diplomacy from the Warsaw School of Economics. Currently, he is employed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland. His research interests primarily lie in the areas of energy and climate policy.

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