1st Edition

Rethinking Authority in Global Climate Governance How transnational climate initiatives relate to the international climate regime

By Thomas Hickmann Copyright 2016
214 Pages
by Routledge

214 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

214 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

In the past few years, numerous authors have highlighted the emergence of transnational climate initiatives, such as city networks, private certification schemes, and business self-regulation in the policy domain of climate change. While these transnational governance arrangements can surely contribute to solving the problem of climate change, their development by different types of sub- and... Read more

1. Introduction: The Reconfiguration of Authority in World Politics  2. The Evolution of Global Climate Governance  3. Setting the Scene: Theoretical Background and Analytical Framework  4. Transnational City Networks: The ICLEI Network  5. Private Certification Schemes: The Gold Standard for Carbon Offsets  6. Business Self-Regulation: The Greenhouse Gas Protocol  7. Conclusions

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Hickmann, Thomas