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International Climate Policy in the Post-Paris Era

Nasiritousi, Nagmeh, and Karin Bäckstrand. 2019. International Climate Policy in the Post-Paris Era. Nordic Economic Policy Review, Nordic Council of Ministers.

Abstract

The aim of this article is to assess the efficacy of the Paris Agreement to generate policies and incentivize actions that can contribute to halt climate change significantly. The article shows that the agreement in many ways represents a significant shift in global climate politics. By making domestically driven climate policy central to the treaty, the Paris Agreement avoids some of the reasons
for multilateral gridlock that permeated global climate policy for decades. The biggest challenge for state and non-state actors is to increase ambition in climate commitments. The article concludes with recommendations on how to accelerate climate action.

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