Unpacking climate policy.

Abstract

As temperatures and evidence of climate impacts mount, so too do pressures to enhance climate policy ambition and implementation. In a previous piece, I have argued that to respond to these pressures requires rebalancing focus from target setting to implementation through policy formulation and enactment. But following through on policy and its implementation brings its own challenges. One size seldom fits all, and effective climate action requires bespoke policy-making to tailor policy to national context. This includes, critically, framing policy to win support in diverse national political contexts.