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Thomas Hickmann

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The Role of Cities in Multi-Level Climate Governance : Local Climate Policies and the 1.5°C Target

Author

  • Harald Fuhr
  • Thomas Hickmann
  • Kristine Kern

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