(Routledge Research in Sustainability and Business) 1st Edition
by Kikelomo O. Kila (Author)
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.
