Reinvigorating International Climate Policy: A Comprehensive Framework for Effective Nonstate Action

The document argues for the creation of a coordinated framework for sub- and nonstate climate actors—including cities, regions, businesses, and civil society—to avoid the risks of fragmented 'bottom-up' governance. It suggests that such a framework, established during the 2015 Paris conference, should promote ambition, experimentation, and accountability while reducing overlaps in mitigation and adaptation efforts.

• There is a growing trend of independent climate mitigation and adaptation actions being taken by nonstate actors, including businesses, civil society, cities, and regions, both alone and in partnership with international organizations and national governments.
• Without a formal framework to steer and support these initiatives, there is a risk that 'bottom-up' climate governance will not achieve significant outcomes.
• Effective coordination of nonstate climate actions requires a comprehensive approach based on social science research that emphasizes accountability, ambition, experimentation, and the avoidance of unnecessary overlaps.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2015). Reinvigorating International Climate Policy: A Comprehensive Framework for Effective Nonstate Action. https://www.sei.org/publications/reinvigorating-international-climate-policy-a-comprehensive-framework-for-effective-nonstate-action/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Reinvigorating International Climate Policy: A Comprehensive Framework for Effective Nonstate Action. 2015. https://www.sei.org/publications/reinvigorating-international-climate-policy-a-comprehensive-framework-for-effective-nonstate-action/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2015reinvigorating, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Reinvigorating International Climate Policy: A Comprehensive Framework for Effective Nonstate Action}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2015}, month = nov, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/reinvigorating-international-climate-policy-a-comprehensive-framework-for-effective-nonstate-action/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }