Cities increasingly address climate change, e.g. by pledging city-level emission reduction targets. This is puzzling for the provision of a global public good: what are city governments' reasons for doing so, and do pledges actually translate into emission reductions? Empirical studies have...

The negotiations for a global climate agreement recognize that substantial and additional funds need to be generated for assisting adaptation in developing countries. Currently, the 2% adaptation levy (AL) on the clean development mechanism (CDM) is intended to serve this purpose under the Kyoto...

Klappentext: Wann und wie lernen und verändern sich gesellschaftliche Akteure in Richtung einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung? Welche Bedingungen sind hierfür erforderlich und welche hinderlich? Welche Rolle können Unternehmen und Konsument/innen dabei übernehmen? Diesen Fragen geht das Buch...