Cover -- 1 Erkenntnistheoretischer und naturwissenschaftlicher Befund, Grenzen von Wachstum und Technik und die Nicht-Nachhaltigkeit tradierter westlicher Lebensformen -- A. Problemstellung: Jenseits von Finanzkrise, Flüchtlingskrise, Arbeitsmarkt, Kriegen, Renten, Demographie - und zu ihrer...

Governments worldwide have agreed that international climate policy should aim to limit the increase of global mean temperature to less than 2oC with respect to pre-industrial levels. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the emission reductions and related energy system changes in various...

This paper provides a qualitative empirical analysis of the emergence of a new transnational municipal initiative, the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy, launched on January 1st 2017. This new initiative is the result of a merger of two previously existing networks, the Compact of...

Cities are playing an ever more important role in the mitigation and adaption to climate change. This book examines the politics shaping whether, how and to what extent cities engage in global climate governance. By studying the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, and drawing on scholarship...