HOW IS CLIMATE ACTION A MATTER OF GOVERNANCE?

The fight against climate change is more than just a technical issue: it is also a major political and institutional challenge that reaches beyond international summits and multilateral COPs, questioning the nature of existing social contracts and the role of public action at all levels (Aykut and Dahan 2015). As declared by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), only “effective climate governance enables mitigation and adaptation” (IPCC 2023). This entails that, to combat global warming and its effects, states must set up institutions and regulatory frameworks, and assign human and financial resources specifically to the task. These levers for action are essential to the effective implementation of climate policies.