Great-power politics, order transition, and climate governance: insights from international relations theory

Climate Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 572-588

  Terhalle, Maximilian ^a   Depledge, Joanna ^b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; climate change negotiations; environmental governance; United States

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS; GEOPOLITICS; GLOBAL WARMING; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

CHINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84884228018     PISSN: 14693062     EISSN: 17527457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2013.818849     Document Type: Article

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