Thomas Hickmann
Associate Professor | Associate Senior Lecturer
The Role of Cities in Multi-Level Climate Governance : Local Climate Policies and the 1.5°C Target
Author
Summary, in English
The past two decades have witnessed widespread scholarly interest in the role of cities in climate policy-making. This research has considerably improved our understanding of the local level in the global response to climate change. The present article synthesizes the literature on local climate policies with respect to the 1.5 °C target. While most studies have focused on pioneering cities and networks, we contend that the broader impacts of local climate actions and their relationship to regional, national, and international policy frameworks have not been studied in enough detail. Against this backdrop, we introduce the concept of upscaling and contend that local climate initiatives must go hand in hand with higher-level policies and be better integrated into the multi-level governance system.
Publishing year
2018
Language
English
Pages
1-6
Publication/Series
Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
Volume
30
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Elsevier
Topic
- Political Science
- Earth and Related Environmental Sciences
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1877-3443