Introduction
Abstract
The introduction critically examines current understandings of climate mitigation politics and makes a case for thinking politically and proactively about mitigation. This is contrasted with approaches that explicitly seek to draw narrow boundaries around mitigation politics and/or to avoid it. It sets out the overall approach to the book, how it relates to existing research on mitigation politics, and introduces the four ‘phases’ of climate politics that form the historical analysis in the book.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Climate Change Policy and Economics
Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
Climate Change and Sustainable Development
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Cambridge University Press eBooks
- Pages
- 1–17
- Publication date
- 27 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter