Evolution process and practical framework of global climate governance

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1004-9479.2024.11.20230137

Abstract

Abstract:

Excessive greenhouse gas emissions and climate change induced by it pose serious challenges to human society and ecosystems. Studying climate governance is of great significance in mitigating climate change and adapting to its impacts, protecting the earth's environment, and achieving sustainable development. Based on the literature analysis tool CiteSpace, this study reviewed the evolution process, research hotspots, and typical cases of global climate governance, and put forward a universal adaptive framework of climate governance. The results show that: (1) From the establishment of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to the signing of the Paris Agreement, climate governance has experienced a change in the development process: decentralized governance-top-down governance - dual-track governance-bottom-up governance; (2) The world continually explores ways of climate governance, from horizontal to vertical. Research hotspots include energy governance, climate policy, multi-level governance, nature-based solutions, adaptive governance, governance innovation, and social network analysis; (3) To realize climate governance, we need to take action at the three levels of values, thinking and practice, and give full play to the role of government, market, and civil society. What's important is to coordinate the relationship between energy revolution, economic development, political orientation, environmental quality, and climate change, as well as deepening cross-sectoral and interdisciplinary cooperation; (4) Future climate governance can focus on climate change risk management and adaptive strategies, greenhouse gas emission reduction technologies, social change and behavioral change, public research hotspots participation and social innovation, interdisciplinary comprehensive research, international climate policy and cooperation, and other aspects. This study combines climate governance, national strategy, and scientific research, which has important guiding significance for China to participate in climate governance and achieve the goals of carbon peaking and carbon neutralization, and provides a reference for carbon emission reduction and restraining global warming.

Key words: climate governance, bibliometrics, research hotspots, evolution process, practical framework

摘要：

过量温室气体排放及其引起的气候变化对人类社会和生态系统带来了巨大挑战，研究气候治理对减缓气候变化并适应其影响、保护地球环境与实现可持续发展意义重大。基于CiteSpace软件探讨全球气候治理的演变历程、研究热点及典型案例，并提出了具有普适性的气候治理框架。研究发现：①从《联合国气候变化框架公约》建立到《巴黎协定》的签署，气候治理经历了分散治理-自上而下治理-双轨制治理-自下而上治理的发展历程；②全球气候治理研究热点涵盖能源治理、气候政策、多层次治理、适应性治理、治理创新等领域；③气候治理需要从价值观、思维和实践三个层面进行深化，充分发挥政府、市场和民间社会的作用，并协调能源革命、经济发展、政治导向、环境质量与气候变化的关系，深化跨部门、跨学科合作；④未来气候治理需要加强气候变化风险管理和适应性策略、开发减少温室气体排放的技术、促进社会变革和行为转变、增强公众参与和社会创新、加强跨学科综合研究和国际气候政策与合作等方面的研究与实践。本研究将气候治理、国家战略与科学研究相结合，对我国参与全球气候治理、增加国际话语权、实现碳中和目标有重要指导意义。

关键词: 气候治理, 文献计量, 研究热点, 演变历程, 实践框架

Xiaona GUO, Ruishan CHEN, Qiang LI, Chunhuan ZHANG. Evolution process and practical framework of global climate governance[J]. World Regional Studies, 2024, 33(11): 16-27.

郭晓娜, 陈睿山, 李强, 张春焕. 全球气候治理演变历程及实践框架研究[J]. 世界地理研究, 2024, 33(11): 16-27.

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