In the News: GGI Researcher Quoted on the Future Prospects for Global Climate Governance

As the United States, under the newly inaugurated President Joe Biden, rejoins the 2015 Paris Agreement, the article provides background on the history of climate change governance and the significance of the Agreement. It also discusses the potential for global climate action to receive a new boost in light of the upcoming climate conference in Glasgow, new commitments by major emitters, a groundswell of bottom-up action and the growing urgency of decarbonising the economy.

The full article is available at The Telegraph: What is the Paris Agreement on climate change and why is it important? [subscription needed]

Want to learn more? For a comprehensive overview of the past, present and future of global climate governance, check out “Global Climate Governance”, just out from Cambridge University Press, authored by the GGI’s David Coen, Julia Kreienkamp, and Tom Pegram.