Transparency in multilateral climate politics: furthering or distracting from accountability?

This research paper examines the relationship between transparency and accountability within multilateral climate politics, specifically regarding the 2015 Paris Agreement's "pledge-and-review" approach and its "enhanced transparency framework".

• The authors argue that the relationship between transparency and accountability in multilateral climate politics is not as straightforward as commonly assumed. While transparency is generally viewed as essential for building trust and holding nations accountable by making actions visible, the authors' analysis suggests that climate transparency practices actually reflect existing conflicts over accountability, especially concerning burden sharing and responsibility for ambitious climate action.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2017). Transparency in multilateral climate politics: furthering or distracting from accountability? https://www.sei.org/publications/transparency-in-multilateral-climate-politics-furthering-or-distracting-from-accountability/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Transparency in multilateral climate politics: furthering or distracting from accountability? 2017. https://www.sei.org/publications/transparency-in-multilateral-climate-politics-furthering-or-distracting-from-accountability/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2017transparency, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Transparency in multilateral climate politics: furthering or distracting from accountability?}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2017}, month = jul, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/transparency-in-multilateral-climate-politics-furthering-or-distracting-from-accountability/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }