Transnational Climate Governance Initiatives: Designed for Effective Climate Change Mitigation?

International Interactions

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 129-155

  Michaelowa, Katharina ^a   Michaelowa, Axel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; institutional design; international climate policy; mitigation; transnational governance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84995616583     PISSN: 03050629     EISSN: 15477444     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03050629.2017.1256110     Document Type: Article

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