Governing Climate Change: Global Cities and Transnational Lawmaking

· Cambridge University Press
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223
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Cities are no longer just places to live in. They are significant actors on the global stage, and nowhere is this trend more prominent than in the world of transnational climate change governance (TCCG). Through transnational networks that form links between cities, states, international organizations, corporations, and civil society, cities are developing and implementing norms, practices, and voluntary standards across national boundaries. In introducing cities as transnational lawmakers, Jolene Lin provides an exciting new perspective on climate change law and policy, offering novel insights about the reconfiguration of the state and the nature of international lawmaking as the involvement of cities in TCCG blurs the public/private divide and the traditional strictures of 'domestic' versus 'international'. This illuminating book should be read by anyone interested in understanding how cities - in many cases, more than the countries in which they're located - are addressing the causes and consequences of climate change.

About the author

Jolene Lin is Associate Professor of Law at the National University of Singapore and Director of the Asia Pacific Centre for Environmental Law. She has published widely in leading international journals such as the European Journal of International Law, Legal Studies, and Journal of Environmental Law. Jolene Lin is a member of the editorial boards of the Journal of Environmental Law, Climate Law, and the Chinese Journal of Environmental Law, as well as a member of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Research Committee. She has also served as a consultant to the Hong Kong Department of Justice, international NGOs, the UNEP, and global law firms.

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