Climate and Environment

Civil Society and NGOs as Drivers of Change in Environmental Governance

Emilie Dupuits • Jun 13 2016 • Articles

Civil society’s involvement in global environmental governance and the effects of internationalisation processes on civil society forms of autonomy and expertise have had considerable impact.

Refusing to Acknowledge the Problem of Climate Change Denial

Kirsti M. Jylhä • Jun 13 2016 • Articles

It would be beneficial to plan mitigation policies and communication strategies by taking negative consequences and societal impact into account.

Transversal Environmental Policies

Gustavo Sosa-Nunez • May 31 2016 • Articles

Environmental policies can assist in establishing a policy reform which promotes the development of a strict approach to environmental protection and conservation.

New Practices and Narratives of Environmental Diplomacy

Lau Øfjord Blaxekjær • May 29 2016 • Articles

What the cases of green growth networks such as the Cartagena Dialogue illustrate is how environmental diplomacy is shaped by and shaping the neoliberal world order.

Renewable Energy: Global Challenges

Lada V. Kochtcheeva • May 27 2016 • Articles

Although the adoption of renewable energy sources is increasing, widespread adoption is constrained by a multitude of policy, regulatory, social and financial barriers.

The Institutionalisation of Climate Change in Global Politics

Nina Hall • May 27 2016 • Articles

The Paris agreement was a positive step but we need continued and concerted action from civil society to decouple economic growth from greenhouse gas emissions.

Global Climate Change Finance

Simone Lucatello • May 23 2016 • Articles

In a complex panorama, the global financial architecture for climate change is an evolving issue, where actors and rules are constantly engaging in transformation.

Environment and International Politics: Linking Humanity and Nature

Simon Dalby • May 23 2016 • Articles

Given the speed of global transformations and the failures to integrate ecology into larger concerns the question of ‘who speaks for Earth?’ is a pressing issue for IR.

Climate Change, Geopolitics, and Arctic Futures

Duncan Depledge • May 16 2016 • Articles

The response to climatic changes in the Arctic will be a problem of global politics as economic development in the area is shaped by environmental factors among others.

The Fossil Fuel Divestment Movement within Universities

Leehi Yona and Alex Lenferna • May 15 2016 • Articles

In the a broader context, the FFDM has been a powerful force multiplier, which has helped propel climate justice issues into the foreground of public consciousness.

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