articleJournal of Environmental Policy & PlanningFeb 4, 2026GREEN OA

Climate promotion tournaments and collaborative governance: central-local dynamics in China’s carbon neutrality policy implementation

Huaiyin Normal University · Nanjing University · +1 more institution

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Abstract

The ‘promotion tournament’ constitutes a hierarchical incentive mechanism wherein superior governments incentivize subordinate officials by conditioning career advancement on demonstrably outperforming their peers, thereby securing recognition and upward mobility within the administrative hierarchy. This study introduces the novel theoretical construct of ‘climate promotion tournaments’ – a conceptual innovation examining whether competitive intergovernmental dynamics can be harnessed to foster collaborative governance between central and local governments. Employing a mixed-methods approach that synthesizes empirical extensive field studies with systematic documentary analysis, we formulate an evolutionary…

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  • Promotion (chess)
  • Climate policy
  • Neutrality
  • Climate change
  • Carbon fibers
  • Dynamics (music)
  • Carbon neutrality
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Climate action
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