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. Cover Endorsement Page Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction: Governing climate change The governance challenge Climate change: an international problem? Global governance perspectives Outline Notes Chapter 1 Governing climate change: A brief history Making policy on climate change Climate becomes political: science and climate governance The poverty of climate governance: North–South politics The marketization of climate governance Governance issues and challenges Notes Chapter 2 Governance for whom?: Equity, justice, and the politics of sustainable development Whose responsibility? Global warming in an unequal world Who pays? Who bears the costs? Governance issues and challenges Notes Chapter 3 Between global and local: Governing climate change transnationally Transnational governance and climate change Comparing types of transnational climate change governance Governance issues and challenges Notes Chapter 4 Community and the governing of climate change Engaging communities: from ignorance to expertise Governing place, governing community Communities governing climate change Mobilizing climate justice Governance issues and challenges Notes Chapter 5 The private governance of climate change Business and climate change Private governance Private regulation Governance issues and challenges Notes Chapter 6 Conclusions The shifting terrain of governance New actors, old politics? The rise of market and voluntary governance Consequences and contestations in climate governance Theoretical implications Notes Further reading: An annotated bibliography Index
