Di Gregorio, M orcid.org/0000-0003-2545-217X, Massarella, K, Schroeder, H et al. (2 more authors) (2020) Building authority and legitimacy in transnational climate change governance: Evidence from the Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force. Global Environmental Change, 64. 102126. p. 102126. ISSN 0959-3780
Abstract
Transnational climate change initiatives have increased in number and relevance within the global climate change regime. Despite being largely welcomed, there are concerns about their ability to deliver ambitious climate action and about their democratic legitimacy. This paper disentangles the nature of both authority and legitimacy of a specific form of transnational networks, transgovernmental networks of subnational governments. It then investigates how a major transgovernmental initiative focusing on tropical forests, the Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force, attempts to command authority and to build and maintain its legitimacy. The paper illustrates the particular challenges faced by initiatives formed primarily by jurisdictions from the Global South. Three major trade-offs related to authority and legitimacy dimensions are identified: first, the difficulty of balancing the need for increased representation with performance on ambitious climate goals; second, the need to deliver effectiveness while ensuring transparency of governance processes; and third, the limited ability to leverage formal authority of members to deliver climate action in local jurisdictions, while depending on external funds from the Global North.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This is an author produced version of an article published in Global Environmental Change. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Transnational climate change governance; Climate change mitigation; Legitimacy; Authority; Forests; Transgovernmental networks |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) > Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number German Federal Ministry for Environment no external ref |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 21 Jul 2020 15:41 |
Last Modified: | 15 Jul 2021 00:39 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2020.102126 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:163436 |
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