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Harnessing international climate governance to drive a sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic

  • The impacts of the COVID-19 crisis and the global response to it will co-determine the future of climate policy. The recovery packages responding to the impacts of the pandemic may either help to chart a new sustainable course, or they will further cement existing high-emission pathways and thwart the achievement of the Paris Agreement objectives. This article discusses how international climate governance may help align the recovery packages with the climate agenda. For this purpose, the article investigates five key governance functions through which international institutions may contribute: send guidance and signals, establish rules and standards, provide transparency and accountability, organize the provision of means ofThe impacts of the COVID-19 crisis and the global response to it will co-determine the future of climate policy. The recovery packages responding to the impacts of the pandemic may either help to chart a new sustainable course, or they will further cement existing high-emission pathways and thwart the achievement of the Paris Agreement objectives. This article discusses how international climate governance may help align the recovery packages with the climate agenda. For this purpose, the article investigates five key governance functions through which international institutions may contribute: send guidance and signals, establish rules and standards, provide transparency and accountability, organize the provision of means of implementation, and promote collective learning. Reflecting on these functions, the article finds that the process under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), together with other international institutions, could promote sustainable recovery in several ways.show moreshow less

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Document Type:Peer-Reviewed Article
Author:Wolfgang ObergasselORCiDGND, Lukas HermwilleORCiDGND, Sebastian Oberthür
URN (citable link):https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bsz:wup4-opus-76089
DOI (citable link):https://doi.org/10.1080/14693062.2020.1835603
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Source Title (English):Climate policy
Volume:21
Issue:10
First Page:1298
Last Page:1306
Divisions:Energie-, Verkehrs- und Klimapolitik
Dewey Decimal Classification:320 Politik
OpenAIRE:OpenAIRE
Licence:License LogoCreative Commons - CC BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International