Alternative Frameworks for International Climate Cooperation: Towards a Systematic Assessment Matrix

The document argues that international climate governance lacks the systematic evaluation criteria present in domestic policy contexts. To address this, it proposes a matrix consisting of six specific criteria—Level of Ambition, Compliance Facilitation and Control, Institutional Capacity, Participation and Inclusiveness, Systemic Coherence, and Political and Economic Feasibility—to facilitate a more transparent assessment of competing climate architectures and regimes.

• The author identifies a gap in international climate governance where 'narrow state preferences or a specific methodology tend to dominate the discussion' rather than the systematic criteria used in domestic policy contexts.
• The paper defines a matrix of six criteria for classifying and assessing alternative international climate cooperation frameworks: Level of Ambition, Compliance Facilitation and Control, Institutional Capacity, Participation and Inclusiveness, Systemic Coherence, and Political and Economic Feasibility.
• The need for such a systematic framework is heightened by the 'failure of classical multilateralism' during the 2009 Copenhagen climate negotiations and the ongoing debate over reforming the institutional and legal frameworks of international climate governance.

APA

Climate Strategies (2011). Alternative Frameworks for International Climate Cooperation: Towards a Systematic Assessment Matrix. https://climatestrategies.org/publication/alternative-frameworks-for-international-climate-cooperation-towards-a-systematic-assessment-matrix/

Chicago

Climate Strategies. Alternative Frameworks for International Climate Cooperation: Towards a Systematic Assessment Matrix. 2011. https://climatestrategies.org/publication/alternative-frameworks-for-international-climate-cooperation-towards-a-systematic-assessment-matrix/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climatestrategies2011alternative, author = {{Climate Strategies}}, title = {{Alternative Frameworks for International Climate Cooperation: Towards a Systematic Assessment Matrix}}, institution = {Climate Strategies}, year = {2011}, month = nov, url = {https://climatestrategies.org/publication/alternative-frameworks-for-international-climate-cooperation-towards-a-systematic-assessment-matrix/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }