Orchestrating Local Climate Policy in the European Union

Inter‐Municipal Coordination and the Covenant of Mayors in Germany and France

von Lena Bendlin

318 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Can we sidestep tedious climate policy negotiations and forge a coalition of the willing instead? Many international organizations and scholars hope to spur local climate action by orchestration, indirect and voluntary governance arrangements. Lena Bendlin looks beyond the apparent success of voluntary initiatives using the example of the Covenant of Mayors, often heralded as an exemplary multi-level EU initiative. Five in-depth case studies show why, how, and with what difficulties local governments engage in this voluntary commitment scheme. The analysis identifies durability, intensity, and causality as crucial building blocks for more cautious orchestration theorizing and derives recommendations for appropriate incentives and support at the regional, national, and international level.

• Reihe: Energiepolitik und Klimaschutz. Energy Policy and Climate Protection
• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Politik und Staat Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften
• ISBN: 9783658265052
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 23.05.2019
• Größe: 21 x 14.8 cm
• Verlag: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH