1st Edition

The New Power Politics of Global Climate Governance

Edited By Maximilian Terhalle, Charlotte Streck Copyright 2017
180 Pages
by Routledge

180 Pages
by Routledge

180 Pages
by Routledge

This book is based on the assumption that great powers determine global politics and, in this instance, environmental politics. It addresses the approaches of both established and rising powers and their implications for the advancement of international climate negotiations. The new introduction looks at the key developments in this realm since 2013, examining the bilateral deals between China... Read more

1. Facilitating global climate governance: the role of major powers before the COP 2015 at Paris Maximilian Terhalle

2. The promissory note: COP 21 and the Paris Climate Agreement Peter Christoff

3. A minilateral solution for global climate change? On bargaining efficiency, club benefits, and international legitimacy Robert Falkner

4. Climate policy: a new foundation of stability and prosperity Christiana Figueres

5. ‘Great Powers’ in climate politics Sir Anthony Brenton

6. Drivers of national climate policy Erick Lachapelle and Matthew Paterson

7. Great-power politics, order transition, and climate governance: insights from international relations theory Maximilian Terhalle and Joanna Depledge

8. The UNFCCC as a negotiation forum: towards common but more differentiated responsibilities Jutta Brunnée and Charlotte Streck

9. Rising powers: the evolving role of BASIC countries Karl Hallding, Marie Jürisoo, Marcus Carson and Aaron Atteridge

10. The changing geopolitics of climate change finance Luis Gomez-Echeverri

Biography

Maximilian Terhalle is Reader in International Politics at Winchester University, UK, and Senior Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics (LSE).

Charlotte Streck is Director of Climate Focus, an international advisory company on climate policy. Before founding Climate Focus in 2004, Charlotte served for five years as Senior Counsel with The World Bank in Washington, DC. She serves as a climate change and environmental advisor to numerous governments, private companies, foundations, and non-for-profit organizations.