Aligning transnational climate action with international climate governance: the road from Paris

Review of European, Comparative and International Environmental Law

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 238-247

  Chan, Sander ^a   Brandi, Clara ^a   Bauer, Steffen ^a  

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CLIMATE CHANGE; GLOBAL CLIMATE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE;

FRANCE; ILE DE FRANCE; PARIS; VILLE DE PARIS;

EID: 84979994153     PISSN: 20500386     EISSN: 20500394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/reel.12168     Document Type: Article

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