Climate for Change Non-State Actors and the Global Politics of the Greenhouse [Paperback]

Describes how non-state actors have shaped the international global warming debate, for researchers, policy-makers and students.Climate for Change provides a challenging explanation of the forces that have shaped the international global warming debate. Unlike existing books on the politics of climate change, this book concentrates on how non-state actors, such as scientific, environmental and industry groups, affect political outcomes in global fora on climate change. It also provides insights into the role of the media in influencing the agenda. The book will be of interest to all researchers and policy-makers associated with climate change, and will be used on university courses in international relations, politics, and environmental studies.Climate for Change provides a challenging explanation of the forces that have shaped the international global warming debate. Unlike existing books on the politics of climate change, this book concentrates on how non-state actors, such as scientific, environmental and industry groups, affect political outcomes in global fora on climate change. It also provides insights into the role of the media in influencing the agenda. The book will be of interest to all researchers and policy-makers associated with climate change, and will be used on university courses in international relations, politics, and environmental studies.This volume provides a challenging explanation of the forces that have shaped the international global warming debate. It takes a novel approach to the subject by concentrating on the ways non-state actors--such as scientific, environmental and industry groups, as opposed to governmental organizations--affect political outcomes in global fora on climate change. It also provides insights into the role of the media in influencing the agenda. The book draws on a range of analytical approaches to assess and explain the influence of these nongovernmental organizations on the course of global climate politics. The bolÓe