The Handbook of Global Climate and Environment Policy

Notes on Contributors viii
 
Preface xiii
 
Part I Global Policy Challenges 1
 
1 Global Climate Change 3
Matthew J. Hoffmann
 
2 Global Water Governance 19
Joyeeta Gupta
 
3 Biodiversity and Conservation 37
 
Stuart Harrop
 
4 Marine Environment Protection 53
Markus Salomon
 
5 Deforestation 72
David Humphreys
 
6 Biotechnology and Biosafety 89
Aarti Gupta
 
7 Global Chemicals Politics and Policy 107
Henrik Selin
 
Part II Concepts and Approaches 125
 

8 Global Environmental Norms 127
Steven Bernstein
 
9 Global Governance 146
Johannes Stripple and Hannes Stephan
 
10 Global Environmental Security 163
Simon Dalby
 
11 International Environmental Law 179
Daniel Bodansky
 
12 Green Growth 197
Michael Jacobs
 
13 Sustainable Consumption 215
Doris Fuchs
 
14 Climate Change Justice 231
Edward Page
 
Part III Global Actors, Institutions, and Processes 249
 
15 The Nation-State, International Society, and the Global Environment 251
Robert Falkner
 
16 Transnational Environmental Activism 268
Susan Park
 
17 Business as a Global Actor 286
Jennifer Clapp and Jonas Meckling
 
18 International Regime Effectiveness 304
Steinar Andresen
 
19 Strengthening the United Nations 320
Steffen Bauer
 

20 International Negotiations 339
Radoslav S. Dimitrov
 
21 Regionalism and Environmental Governance 358
Miranda Schreurs
 
Part IV Global Economy and Policy 375
 
22 Globalization 377
Peter Newell
 
23 Private Regulation in Global Environmental Governance 394
Graeme Auld and Lars H. Gulbrandsen
 
24 International Trade, the Environment, and Climate Change 412
Nico Jaspers and Robert Falkner
 
25 Global Finance and the Environment 428
Christopher Wright
 
26 Energy Policy and Climate Change 446
Benjamin K. Sovacool
 
27 Economic

Robert Falkner is Reader in International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). He holds degrees in politics and economics from Munich University and a doctorate in international relations from Oxford University. He taught at Oxford, Kent and Essex universities before joining LSE and was a visiting scholar at Harvard University. He is an associate of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at LSE and of the Energy, Environment and Development Programme at Chatham House. Falkner has published widely on global environmental politics, including Business Power and Conflict in International Environmental Politics (2008).

"This Handbook brings together world-leading scholars to analyze the political and economic challenges of climate change and global environmental policy. Expertly edited, it surveys the latest academic theories as well as provides groundbreaking research on the organizations, actors, and processes shaping global environmental politics." -- Peter Dauvergne, University of British Columbia

"The Handbook of Global Climate and Environment Policy brings together many of the world's leading scholars in to provide 28 authoritative yet accessible reviews of the state of the art in the field. A superbly edited volume that will become a crucial resource for students, policy practitioners and scholars alike." -- Frank Biermann, VU University Amsterdam and Lund University

"There are three good reasons why this Handbook should be the first port of call for anyone interested in global climate and environment policy. First, it is a written by a stellar cast of researchers at the top of their game. Second, it is coherently structured to enable a quick and easy navigation of the contributions. Third, it is thoroughly comprehensive in going well beyond a purely state-centric focus to include a rich variety of new policy initiatives by non-state actors. It also explores the intricate connections between global climate and environment policy and international political economy. This Handbook will provide not only the student but also the experienced scholar and practitioner with a definitive and commanding view." -- Robyn Eckersley, University of Melbourne

"Falkner has successfully brought together top scholars from several disciplines in a single, important book that will interest policy makers and students for years to come. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readership levels." ( Choice , 1 January 2014)