A internalização de agendas internacionais de meio ambiente em Fiji: uma análise ideacional da política energética

Abstract

Demands for decarbonization, essential for combating climate change, have become an integral part of the international environmental agenda. The existence of multiple conferences and meetings on climate negotiations, held at least since 1972, exemplifies this. In the Republic of Fiji, a small island nation in the South Pacific, the introduction of environmental issues into national debate has been well institutionalized, as evidenced by the country's Constitution, enacted in 2013, which directly mentions the sustainable management of nature. In 2015, two new commitments to the global climate agenda were introduced: the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement, both within the United Nations system. This paper raises the question: how have international energy transition agendas been internalized in Fiji? Since this study does not aim to observe the outcomes of changes but rather the process of change itself, the focus was placed on analyzing the texts produced by the state that addressed the country's energy transition. Through textual analysis, the study aimed to assess the internalization of global energy transition agendas from 2013 to 2022. The methodology involved a systematic literature review, followed by a categorical content analysis of terms related to energy transition and international agendas. It was concluded that some agendas were much more disseminated in specific institutions of the country than in others. The state-owned electricity company appeared much less receptive to international agendas, while the Paris Agreement found broad internalization in state documents, which also occurred, albeit less frequently, with the Sustainable Development Goals.