Abstract
This article develops a sectoral approach to the analysis of global climate governance. This approach advances the assessment of global climate governance by focusing on complexes of intergovernmental and transnational institutions co-governing key socio-technical sectoral systems. The actual and potential contribution of these sectoral institutional complexes to advancing decarbonization can be assessed according to five key governance functions: (1) providing guidance and signal to actors, (2) setting rules to facilitate collective action, (3) enhancing transparency and accountability, (4) offering support (finance, technology, capacity-building), and (5) promoting knowledge and learning. On this basis, we can assess the potential of international cooperation to address the challenges specific sectoral systems face in the climate transition as well as the extent to which existing sectoral institutional complexes deliver on this potential. This provides a solid starting point for developing options for filling identified gaps and enhancing the effectiveness of global climate governance.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 100104 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1-10 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Earth System Governance |
| Volume | 8 |
| Early online date | 23 Apr 2021 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This contribution is a result of the COP21 RIPPLES project funded under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 730427. For more information visit https://www.cop21ripples.eu/. We owe many thanks to the partners of this project and especially its work package on global governance. We would also like to thank three anonymous reviewers for their thoughtful comments.
Funding Information:
This contribution is a result of the COP21 RIPPLES project funded under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 730427. For more information visit https://www.cop21ripples.eu/ . We owe many thanks to the partners of this project and especially its work package on global governance. We would also like to thank three anonymous reviewers for their thoughtful comments.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021
Funding
This contribution is a result of the COP21 RIPPLES project funded under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 730427. For more information visit https://www.cop21ripples.eu/. We owe many thanks to the partners of this project and especially its work package on global governance. We would also like to thank three anonymous reviewers for their thoughtful comments. This contribution is a result of the COP21 RIPPLES project funded under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 730427. For more information visit https://www.cop21ripples.eu/ . We owe many thanks to the partners of this project and especially its work package on global governance. We would also like to thank three anonymous reviewers for their thoughtful comments.
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| Horizon 2020 Framework Programme | |
| Horizon 2020 | 730427 |
Keywords
- Climate policy
- Institutional complexes
- International institutions
- Polycentric governance
- Sectoral systems
- Transformation
