Abstract The Earth System Governance project is a global research alliance that explores
novel, effective governance mechanisms to cope with the current transitions in the …

Highlights•Local governments are crucial actors in the multi-level climate governance
system.•A massive upscaling of local climate policies is key to achieving the 1.5 C …

In all cities and urban areas, the risk faced by people and assets from hazards associated
with climate change has increased (high confidence1). Urban areas are now home to 4.2 …

An assessment of the global progress in climate change adaptation is urgently needed.
Despite a rising awareness that adaptation should involve diverse societal actors and a …

Addressing the impacts and risks associated with observed and projected climate change
(Chapter 16) is fundamentally and intricately tied to the decision-making options available to …

Partnership for Global Climate Action (GCA), an initiative launched on the second day of the
22nd Conference of the Parties (COP 22) to the United Nations Framework Convention on …

Abstract The Paris Agreement of 2015 marks a formal shift in global climate change
governance from an international legal regime that distributes state commitments to solve a …

Abstract The 2015 Paris Climate summit consolidated the transition of the climate regime
from a “regulatory” to a “catalytic and facilitative” model. A key component of this shift was …

Is orchestration democratically legitimate? On one hand, debates concerning the legitimacy
and democratic deficits of international politics continue unabated. On the other, the …

Experimentation has been proposed as a key way in which governance drives sustainability
transitions, notably by creating space for innovative solutions to emerge. In seeking to bring …