Since 2009, a diverse group of developing states that includes China, Brazil, Ethiopia and Costa Rica has been advancing unprecedented pledges to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, offering new, unexpected signs of climate leadership. Some scholars have gone so far as to argue that these targets are now even more ambitious than those put forward by their wealthier counterparts. But what really lies behind these new pledges? What actions are being taken to meet them? And what stumbling blocks lie in the way of their realization? In this book, an international group of scholars seeks to address these questions by analyzing the experiences of twelve states from across Asia, the Americas and Africa. The authors map the evolution of climate policies in each country and examine the complex array of actors, interests, institutions and ideas that has shaped their approaches. Offering the most comprehensive analysis thus far of the unique challenges that developing countries face in the domain of climate change, Climate Governance in the Developing World reveals the political, economic and environmental realities that underpin the pledges made by developing states, and which together determine the chances of success and failure.

Since 2009, a diverse group of developing states that includes China, Brazil, Ethiopia and Costa Rica has been advancing unprecedented pledges to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, offering new, unexpected signs of climate leadership. Some scholars have gone so far as to argue that these targets are now even more ambitious than those put forward by their wealthier counterparts. But what really lies behind these new pledges? What actions are being taken to meet them? And what stumbling blocks lie in the way of their realization?In this book, an international group of scholars seeks to address these questions by analyzing the experiences of twelve states from across Asia, the Americas and Africa. The authors map the evolution of climate policies in each country and examine the complex array of actors, interests, institutions and ideas that has shaped their approaches. Offering the most comprehensive analysis thus far of the unique challenges that developing countries face in the domain of climate change, Climate Governance in the Developing World reveals the political, economic and environmental realities that underpin the pledges made by developing states, and which together determine the chances of success and failure.

Contributors viiPreface xiAbbreviations xiii1. Editors' Introduction: Climate Governance in theDeveloping World 1David Held, Charles Roger and Eva-Maria NagPart I Asia2. A Green Revolution: China's Governance of Energy andClimate Change 29David Held, Charles Roger and Eva-Maria Nag3. The Evolution of Climate Policy in India: Poverty and GlobalAmbition in Tension 53Aaron Atteridge4. The Dynamics of Climate Change Governance in Indonesia72Budy P. Resosudarmo, Fitrian Ardiansyah and LucentezzaNapitupulu5. Low Carbon Green Growth and Climate Change Governance inSouth Korea 91Jae-Seung LeePart II Americas6. Discounting the Future: The Politics of Climate Change inArgentina 113Matías Franchini and Eduardo Viola7. Controlling the Amazon: Brazil's Evolving Response toClimate Change 134David Held, Charles Roger and Eva-Maria Nag8. Making 'Peace with Nature': Costa Rica'sCampaign for Climate Neutrality 155Robert Fletcher9. A Climate Leader? The Politics and Practice of ClimateGovernance in Mexico 174Simone PulverPart III Africa10. Resources and Revenues: The Political Economy of ClimateInitiatives in Egypt 199Jeannie Sowers11. Ethiopia's Path to a Climate-Resilient Green Economy218David Held, Charles Roger and Eva-Maria Nag12. Reducing Climate Change Vulnerability in Mozambique: FromPolicy to Practice 238Angus Hervey and Jessica Blythe13. Reaching the Crossroads: The Development of ClimateGovernance in South Africa 258Lesley MastersIndex 277