Unless corporations prioritize climate change mitigation, efforts to control global warming will fail. Yet, the strategies that have been proposed for enlisting corporations are insufficient to the task. In our era of political polarization, a comprehensive “Green New Deal” to transition the...

This chapter examines the role of non-state actors in promoting compliance with climate change instruments and finds that their contribution has been substantial. Non-state actors are proven enforcers – sometimes more effective than states. Climate cases brought by non-state actors to...

In 2006, the Taiwan cabinet submitted the draft bill of the “Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act” to the Legislative Yuan. This action marks an important progress in Taiwan’s compliance with the international climate regime. After assuming office in May 2008, the newly elected president, Ma...