This paper investigates the factors that led to the national adoption of the European Green Deal (EGD) in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and shows how politicization affects national governments’ positions and commitments. Using a comparative analysis of Hungary, Poland, and Romania, our study shows that while issues of public opinion ideological leaning, fossil fuel dependency, economic context, and parties’ ideological leaning all contribute to the national position on the EGD, the influence of these factors is mediated and shaped by the politicization of climate change issues. Our analysis unveils the process and actors of climate change politicization and shows the non-linearity of this process. This study sheds light on the highly intricated mechanisms between climate change and climate change action at the national level and underlines the importance of understanding the political mechanisms through which international regulation can be operationalized through national-level policies and strategies.

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气候变化的政治化和中东欧国家对《欧洲绿色协议》的立场


本文调查了导致中欧和东欧 （CEE） 全国采用欧洲绿色协议 （EGD） 的因素，并展示了政治化如何影响国家政府的立场和承诺。通过对匈牙利、波兰和罗马尼亚的比较分析，我们的研究表明，虽然公众舆论意识形态倾向、对化石燃料的依赖、经济背景和政党的意识形态倾向等问题都有助于国家对 EGD 的立场，但这些因素的影响是由气候变化问题的政治化介导和塑造的。我们的分析揭示了气候变化政治化的过程和参与者，并显示了这一过程的非线性。本研究阐明了气候变化与国家层面气候变化行动之间高度错综复杂的机制，并强调了了解通过国家层面政策和战略实施国际监管的政治机制的重要性。