Book Review Essay Energizing Comparative Environmental Politics and Comparative Political Economy (cid:129) Stacy D. VanDeveer Hochstetler, Kathryn. 2021. Political Economies of Energy Transition: Wind and Solar Power in Brazil and South Africa. Cambridge: Prensa de la Universidad de Cambridge. Nahm, Jonas. 2021. Collaborative Advantage: Forging Green Industries in the Global Economy. Oxford: prensa de la Universidad de Oxford. Neville, Kate J. 2021. Fueling Resistance: The Contentious Political Economy of Biofuels and

Research Articles Green Industrial Policy and the Global Transformation of Climate Politics (cid:129) Bentley Allan, Joanna I. Luis, and Thomas Oatley* Abstract The rise of green industrial policy has injected purpose and competition into global envi- ronmental politics. Efforts to build green industry have raised the economic and geopolit- ical stakes of environmental issues as states seek to position their firms in global value chains

Invasive Species in Post-2020 Global Environmental Politics (cid:129) Jesann Gonzalez Cruz and McKenzie F. Johnson* Abstract As goods and people more rapidly traverse our interconnected world, invasive alien species (IAS) are increasingly frequent, ecologically damaging, economically significant, and culturally concerning. Through examinations of IAS, global environmental politics (GEP) scholars can more deeply engage long-standing and newly emerging research problems within the three areas of global

Making Industrial Policy Work for Decarbonization (cid:129) Jonas Meckling* Abstract Industrial policy has begun to move into the center of debates on climate policy. This represents a shift away from climate policy as we know it—as classic environmental pol- icy. Industrial policy and environmental policy differ in their policy goals, policy instru- mentos, and distributional effects, one primarily concerned with economic development, the other with

Small NGOs and Agenda-Setting in Global Conservation Governance: The Case of Pangolin Conservation (cid:129) Takumi Shibaike* Abstract The study of global environmental governance suggests that agenda-setting power is con- centrated in a handful of high-profile, leading nongovernmental organizations (ONG). The recent rise of interest in pangolin conservation constitutes a deviant case in this theoretical tradition. In order to explain the puzzle, I introduce a new

Energía sostenible para todos? Assessing Global Distributive Justice in the Green Climate Fund’s Energy Finance (cid:129) Diana R. Dorman and David Ciplet Abstract There is growing international attention to the goal of universal energy access. Despite this, large financial gaps remain a major obstacle for realizing global energy justice for all communities. Drawing on political theories of global distributive justice, this article develops and applies

Who Are the Engineers? Solar Geoengineering Research and Justice (cid:129) Olúf.émi O. Táíwò and Shuchi Talati* Abstract Solar geoengineering research is a small but growing field as concerns arise that reducing emissions will not be sufficient to limit severe climate impacts. With this increasing attention, ensuring that the field advances equitably and inclusively is of immense importance. This commentary is a response to arguments that

Value Judgments at the Heart of Green Transformation: The Leverage of Pension Fund Investors (cid:129) Monika Berg* Abstract As the urgency for green transformation grows, the question of whether finance capital can be harnessed to promote green transformation has been raised. Public pension funds are of particular interest since they are publicly governed, have long-term interest, and are growing in proportion to the global investment

Research Note Marine Biodiversity Negotiations During COVID-19: A New Role for Digital Diplomacy? (cid:129) Alice B. METRO. Vadrot, Arne Langlet, Ina Tessnow-von Wysocki, Petro Tolochko, Emmanuelle Brogat, and Silvia C. Ruiz-Rodríguez* Abstract Measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic have indefinitely postponed in-person for- mal international negotiations for a new legally binding instrument under the United Na- tions Convention on the Law of the Sea on

Capitalismo preparado para el futuro: The Paradox of the Circular Economy for Plastics (cid:129) Alice Mah* Abstract The marine plastics crisis sparked a wave of corporate interest in the circular economy, a sustainable business model that aims to eliminate waste in industrial systems through re- cycling, reducción, reuse, and recovery. Drawing on debates about the role of corporations in global environmental governance, this article examines the rise of

Policy Characteristics, Electoral Cycles, and the Partisan Politics of Climate Change (cid:129) Kai Schulze* Abstract Domestic policies are the cornerstone of the new global climate governance architecture. Sin embargo, what motivates vote-seeking politicians to pursue climate policies remains remarkably unclear, as the climate politics literature suggests that climate policies are usu- ally not perceived as a vote winner. The present article revisits this issue and argues

Silver Lining to Extreme Weather Events? Democracy and Climate Change Mitigation (cid:129) Lauri Peterson* Abstract Long-standing meteorological research has established that anthropogenic climate change increases the risk and intensity of extreme weather events, such as tropical cyclones, floods, and forest fires. Sin embargo, comparatively little is known about the impact of such events on policy ambition. Studies on the topic emerged only recently and tend to

Varieties of Crises: Comparing the Politics of COVID-19 and Climate Change (cid:129) Hamish van der Ven and Yixian Sun* Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic is the largest public health crisis in recent history. Many states have taken unprecedented action in responding to the pandemic by restricting international and domestic travel, limiting economic activity, and passing massive social welfare bills. This begs the question, why have states

Research Articles The Practical Fit of Concepts: Ecosystem Services and the Value of Nature (cid:129) Hayley Stevenson, Graeme Auld, Jen Iris Allan, Lorraine Elliott, and James Meadowcroft* Abstract Conceptual innovations are a central feature of global environmental governance. Estafa- fronting degradation and unsustainability, scholars and practitioners turn to new concepts to identify, make sense of, and chart new directions towards meaningful governance solu- ciones. Pero

The Potential and Limits of Environmental Disclosure Regulation: A Global Value Chain Perspective Applied to Tanker Shipping (cid:129) René Taudal Poulsen, Stefano Ponte, Judith van Leeuwen, and Nishatabbas Rehmatulla* Abstract Exploring how transnational environmental governance and the operation of global value chains (GVCs) intersect is key in explaining the circumstances under which mandatory disclosure can improve the environmental footprint of business operations. We investigate how

Special Section: Domestic Climate Policy under Anarchy Prisoners of the Wrong Dilemma: Why Distributive Conflict, Not Collective Action, Characterizes the Politics of Climate Change (cid:129) Michaël Aklin and Matto Mildenberger* Abstract Climate change policy is generally modeled as a global collective action problem struc- tured by free-riding concerns. Drawing on quantitative data, archival work, and elite inter- puntos de vista, we review empirical support for this model

Tecnologías de precisión para la agricultura: Digital Farming, Gene-Edited Crops, and the Politics of Sustainability (cid:129) Jennifer Clapp and Sarah-Louise Ruder* Abstract This article analyzes the rise of precision technologies for agriculture—specifically digital farming and plant genome editing—and their implications for the politics of environ- mental sustainability in the agrifood sector. We map out opposing views in the emerging debate over the environmental aspects of these technologies:

Big Oil and Climate Regulation: Business as Usual or a Changing Business? (cid:129) Irja Vormedal, Lars H. Gulbrandsen, and Jon Birger Skjærseth* Abstract There is a long and continuing debate in the literature on corporate political power about whether businesses that advocate public-interest regulation do so for strategic political reasons or because they anticipate economic gains. Previous research on Big Oil’s strategies in climate politics