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This perspective article examines the shift from a top-down, UNFCCC-centred approach to climate governance, to a more diversified, multi-level approach, and addresses the challenge of ensuring that expectations remain grounded in evidence.
The international climate regime represented by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change has been widely critiqued. However, “new” dynamic forms of climate governing are appearing in alternative domains, producing a more polycentric pattern. Some analysts believe that the new forms will fill gaps in the existing regime, but this optimism is based on untested assumptions about their diffusion and performance.
The authors reflect critically on the opportunities created by, and the limitations inherent in, the new forms of governing, drawing on multiple strands of research. They conclude that the advent of polycentric governance offers new opportunities for climate action, but it is too early to judge whether hopes about the effectiveness of emerging forms of climate governance are well founded.
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Perspective / Gary Haq reflects on the European Court's recent linking of climate change and human rights, stressing urgent need for older people's protection.
Event on 12 June – 26 June / SEI scientists will host a three-day training on WEAP, SEI's flagship water modelling software, on 12, 19 and 26 June. Register today.
Other publication / Gary Haq contributed six entries relating to climate change for this research encyclopaedia.
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