Description
Book SynopsisThis fully revised and expanded new edition provides a short and accessible introduction to how climate change is governed by an increasingly diverse range of actors, from civil society and business actors to multilateral development banks, donors, and cities.
The issue of global climate change has risen to the top of the international political agenda. Despite ongoing contestation about the science informing policy, the economic costs of action and the allocation of responsibility for addressing the issue within and between nations, it is clear that climate change will continue to be one of the most pressing and challenging issues facing humanity for many years to come.
The book:
- Evaluates the role of states and non-state actors in governing climate change at multiple levels of political organization: local, national, and global
- Provides a discussion of theoretical debates on climate change governance, moving beyond analytical approaches focus
Table of Contents
Introduction: Governing Climate Change 1.Governing Climate Change: a brief history 2.Governance for whom?Equity, justice, and the politics of sustainable development 3.Between global and local: Governing climate change transnationally 4.Community and the governing of climate change 5.The private governance of climate change 6.Conclusions
