Binding: Paperback
Description: This 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 focused solely on nation - states and international negotiations Examines a range of key topical issues in the politics of climate change Includes multiple examples from both the north and the global south Providing an inter - disciplinary perspective drawing on geography politics international relations and development studies this book is essential reading for all those concerned not only with the climate governance but with the future of the environment in general.
Title: Governing Climate Change
Author(s): Newell Peter
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9781032114194
Pages: 174 Pages, 1 Tables, Black And White; 4 Line Drawings, Black And White; 1 Halftones, Black And White
Publication Date: 5/5/2023
Series: Global Institutions
Category: Environmental Science, Engineering & Technology