1. Introduction – governing the climate-energy nexus Fariborz Zelli, Karin Backstrand, Naghmeh Nasiritousi, Jakob Skovgaard, and Oscar Widerberg; Part I. Maping the Climate-Energy Nexus: 2. Analytical framework – assessing coherence, management, legitimacy, and effectiveness Fariborz Zelli, Naghmeh Nasiritousi, Karin Backstrand, Philipp Pattberg, Lisa Sanderink, Jakob Skovgaard, Harro van Asselt, and Oscar Widerberg; 3. Mapping the institutional complex of the climate-energy nexus Lisa Sanderink, Philipp Pattberg, Oscar Widerberg; Part II. Coherence and Management in the Climate-Energy Nexus: 4. Renewable energy – a loosely coupled system or a well-connected web of institutions? Lisa Sanderink; 5. Fossil fuel subsidy reform – interactions between international cooperative institutions Cleo Verkuijl and Harro van Asselt; 6. Carbon pricing – overlaps and formal collaboration Jakob Skovgaard and Jana Canavan; Part III. Legitimacy and Effectiveness in the Climate-Energy Nexus: 7. Disentangling legitimacy – comparing stakeholder assessments of five key climate and energy governance institutions Naghmeh Nasiritousi and Soetkin Verhaegen; 8. The performance of the climate-energy nexus – assessing the effectiveness of the institutional complexes on renewable energy, fossil fuel subsidy reform, and carbon pricing Naghmeh Nasiritousi, Lisa Sanderink, Jakob Skovgaard, Harro van Asselt, Cleo Verkuijl, and Oscar Widerberg; 9. Conclusions – coherence, management, legitimacy, and effectiveness in the climate-energy nexus Fariborz Zelli, Karin Backstrand, Naghmeh Nasiritousi, Jakob Skovgaard, and Oscar Widerberg.
Analysing the interactions between institutions in the climate change and energy nexus, including the consequences for their legitimacy and effectiveness.
Fariborz Zelli is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Lund University. He is also a Principal investigator and board member at BECC (Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate). His research focuses on international institutions, global environmental governance, and political theory and philosophy. He has edited four volumes: Environmental Politics and Governance in the Anthropocene (2016, Routledge); Encyclopedia of Global Environmental Governance and Politics (2015, Elgar); a special issue with Global Environmental Politics (2013); and Global Climate Governance Beyond 2012 (2010, Cambridge University Press). Karin Bäckstrand is Professor in Environmental Social Science at the Department of Political Science at Stockholm University, where she co-directs the Environmental Policy, Politics and Learning (EPPLE) research group. Her primary research revolves around global environmental politics, the role of science in environmental decision-making, the politics of climate change, and the democratic legitimacy of global governance. Her papers have been published in Global Environmental Politics, European Journal of International Relations, and Global Environmental Change. Her recent books are The Research Handbook on Climate Governance (2015, Elgar) and Rethinking the Green State (2015, Routledge). Naghmeh Nasiritousi is a postdoctoral research fellow at Stockholm University. Her research focuses on international climate change politics, energy governance, and issues of legitimacy and effectiveness. Her research has been published in journals such as Nature Climate Change, European Journal of International Relations, International Studies Quarterly, Global Environmental Politics, International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, and Annual Review of Political Science. Jakob Skovgaard is an Associate Professor at Lund University and a Principal investigator at BECC – (Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate). His research focuses on national, EU and international climate politics – including the interactions between these levels and between economic and environmental objectives. He is co-editor of The Politics of Fossil Fuel Subsidies and Their Reform (2018, Cambridge University Press) and of a special issue with International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics (2017). Oscar Widerberg is an Assistant Professor at the Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. His teaching and research focusses on international and transnational governance for climate change, biodiversity, and sustainability. He holds a PhD from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Before joining academia, he worked in international public policy consulting.
'Far too little work looks at climate change or energy studies from
an interdisciplinary social science perspective, and far less than
that does so effectively. This book is a notable exception,
expertly tracing the governance dynamics and dilemmas of climate
change as well as its twin partner in crime, the global energy
system. In doing so, it covers a range of exciting topics, from
subsidy reform to institutional complexity, from renewable energy
to policy coherence, through a compelling milieu of
different perspectives. The book is truly important reading
for anyone who professes to take the study of climate governance
seriously.' Benjamin K. Sovacool, University of Sussex, and author
of Global Energy Justice (Cambridge)
'If we are to prevent catastrophic global warming, the world needs
to establish more effective global governance of energy. This
carefully planned book brings together contributions by leading
experts and provides an insightful macro perspective on the current
climate-energy nexus - its institutional complexity and
fragmentation, as well as the potential for change. The volume
stands out for its rich empirical analysis, coherence and rigour. A
must read!' Robert Falkner, London School of Economics and
Political Science
'Governing the Climate-Energy Nexus offers a novel approach to
understanding the vexing challenge of decarbonizing the global
energy system and moving towards a more sustainable future. Drawing
on diverse theoretical debates in political science and
international relations, the authors present rich empirical
analyses that help academics and practitioners navigate the complex
institutional landscape of global climate and energy governance and
evaluate the trade-offs and synergies between different policy
options. Moreover, this book advances the growing field of 'nexus'
research by breaking new theoretical and methodological ground that
will facilitate more effective and legitimate governance systems in
an increasingly interconnected global system.' Michele M. Betsill,
Colorado State University
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