Climate Salience in UN Speeches: A Textual Analysis

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This research explores the increased focus on climate issues at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) from the 2000s, particularly examining the role of democratic, high-emission states. It validates the UNGDC corpus, tests conditional hypotheses, and offers insights for diplomacy. Key questions include the link between democracies and climate salience, and the impact of high emissions on reputation. The theoretical framework considers norm diffusion, audience costs, and reputational effects. Using...