This blog was coauthored by Joana Setzer and Laura Peterson.
Fresh off the heels of the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), the global climate conversation is buzzing with a mix of skepticism and cautious optimism. Last year’s UN climate talks, while criticized for certain shortcomings, brought into sharp focus the need for robust legal frameworks to transition from fossil fuels. The UAE Consensus, while a leap forward, left many wondering: How do nations bridge the lofty ambitions of international agreements with real-world action?
This was the question that prompted a study we wrote with eight other scholars from the Climate Social Science Network, an academic collaborative that investigates climate policy obstruction. Our study, which examined net-zero legislation and litigation in Brazil, China, Germany, and the…
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