Global governance

Lederer, Markus

doi:10.4337/9781783470600.00009

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“…It thus went beyond the study of international organization and international law. In a similar vein, Lederer (2015, p. 3, citing Zürn 2013 defines global governance as "the entirety of regulations put forward with reference to solving specific denationalized problems or providing transnational common goods." This suggests that non-state actors can contribute to putting forward regulations within this "entirety", which is picked up by Biermann et al in their definition of "global governance architecture" as "the overarching system of public and private institutions that are valid or active in a given issue area of world politics" (Biermann, Pattberg, van Asselt, & Zelli, 2009, p. 15).…”

Section: Defining Global Governancementioning

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“…The calls for enhanced global adaptation governance by Biermann, Khan, and Magnan and Ribera start from the observation that adaptation has predominantly been framed as a local and national problem, but that this is insufficient. The question is, does adaptation represent a "worldwide" or "denationalized" problem, so that global governance is warranted (Lederer, 2015;Weiss & Wilkinson, 2014)?…”

Section: Global-level Governance: a Critical And Plausible Level?mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Global adaptation governance: An emerging but contested domain

Persson

2019

WIREs Climate Change

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Adaptation to climate change has steadily risen on global policy agendas and entered a new era with the 2015 Paris Agreement, which established a global goal on adaptation. While this goal responds to calls to strengthen global governance of adaptation, it has not yet been operationalized. Further, few studies take stock of current global adaptation governance to inform the implementation of the goal. Against this background this review asks: To what extent is there global governance of climate change adaptation? Can it be characterized as a strong domain of global governance? In what ways is it contested? Global adaptation governance is defined here as occurring when state and non‐state actors in the global (including transnational) sphere authoritatively and intentionally shape the actions of constituents towards climate change adaptation as a public goal. Although empirical evidence is scant, it is proposed here that global adaptation governance is indeed emerging. Yet, its further strengthening appears contested. First, measurement of progress towards adaptation as a public goal at the global level is severely challenged by the ambiguity of adaptation and the lack of distinct metrics. Second, the lack of a clear global‐level problem‐framing, or recognition of adaptation as a global public good, has meant limited legitimacy of global governance initiatives. A consequence of contestation is that governance forms and functions used so far have not been authoritative in how they seek to shape actions. The review concludes by identifying research needs for advancing science and policy on adaptation. This article is categorized under: Policy and Governance > Multilevel and Transnational Climate Change Governance

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Section: Defining Global Governancementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Global-level Governance: a Critical And Plausible Level?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Global adaptation governance: An emerging but contested domain

Persson

2019

WIREs Climate Change

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“…Chan et al, 2015;Hale, 2020;Kuyper & Bäckstrand, 2016). Given that the traditional state-centric climate system, which evolves around the UNFCCC regime, has been under contestation academically (Keohane & Victor, 2011;Lederer, 2015), transnational, non-state actors' efforts to influence state-centric global responses to climate change beyond the multilateral system are intended to create a new form of governance. This is also referred to as transnational climate governance (Hale, 2020).…”

Section: A New Question? Transnational Climate Governance and Chinamentioning

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China and Climate Multilateralism: A Review of Theoretical Approaches

Zhang

2022

PaG

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China’s approach to multilateral climate negotiation has shifted greatly over the past decades. From being an obstacle to a follower, and now a potential leader, China has attracted academic attention. This article surveys the literature on China’s role in climate multilateralism as examined by scholars through different lenses. The article asks whether analyses at different policymaking levels can explain China’s changing position. I review studies addressing the international level and the nexus between the complementary international and domestic levels to offer a comprehensive understanding of China’s strategic moves and choices in multilateral discussions on climate change. The review finds that factors at the international level are influencing China’s climate ambitions and goals, and even to some extent are determining its strategies toward climate multilateralism; however, for China to deliver its international climate commitments, its enhanced ability will need domestic support. While these insights are valuable to understand China’s international behavior, an emerging framework needs to be included in this discussion, as transnational governance scholarship might be able to explain how new actors may unlock China’s position on climate change in the future.

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“…The concept of global governance originates from public issues related to globalization and its associated management mechanism [2][3][4][5]. Conventionally, the discussions and solutions in relation to climate change have been jointly steered by the governments of major countries, and the international community has also addressed the global issues on the basis of legitimacy, as shown in the Montreal Protocol, a treaty to protect the ozone layer, and the Kyoto Protocol, which was aimed at mitigating global warming.…”

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Impact Analysis of a National and Corporate Carbon Emission Reduction Target on Renewable Electricity Use: A Review

Chang

2022

Energies

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The Paris Agreement requires countries to propose their National Determined Contributions (NDCs) and encourages companies to engage in climate action. This two-stage study explores the mutual influence of national and corporate carbon reduction targets and their effect on the adoption of renewable energy using Hierarchical Linear Modeling (HLM). The subjects are companies nested in the G20, engaging in the Science-Based Target initiative (SBTi) or the RE100 initiative. These empirical results show corporate targets are positively correlated to adoption of renewable energy, and development of renewable energy varies by country groups, however; national targets are insignificantly correlated. Our key findings: (1) companies which set SBTs are more willing to use renewable energy to achieve their targets but prefer power purchase agreements (PPAs) and renewable energy certificates (RECs) to investment in renewables. (2) The effect of a national-level target on corporate renewable energy use is non-significant, probably because most multinational corporations are used to compliance and their performances are likely to be better than the national deployment on climate change. We argue that an industrial energy transition to renewables is economically beneficial and needs substantial support in the form of policies or subsidies, instead of just setting targets or attracting publicity.

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Global governance

Cited by 8 publications

References 29 publications

Global adaptation governance: An emerging but contested domain

Global adaptation governance: An emerging but contested domain

China and Climate Multilateralism: A Review of Theoretical Approaches

Impact Analysis of a National and Corporate Carbon Emission Reduction Target on Renewable Electricity Use: A Review

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