全球气候治理中的跨国城市气候网络--以C40为例

Transnational Municipal Climate Networks in the Global Climate Governance:with Case Study of C40

随着全球化的发展,城市作为次国家层面中重要的经济、政治和文化聚合体,成为全球网络中的关键节点以及全球气候治理中不可忽视的行为体。城市在气候变化面前的脆弱性使其更加积极发挥自身的资源、信息和技术优势,并且,这种在地方层面对于气候挑战的共同应对推动了跨国城市气候网络的形成。这一新的网络性治理形式为增强城市间的交流合作以及聚积城市层面的全球影响力提供了一个建构平台。从纵向上看,跨国城市气候网络为全球气候治理增添了新的次国家互动层面;从横向上看,为全球气候治理吸纳了更多的地方行为者,扩大了环境政策的执行空间。跨国城市网络还扮演着技术创新活动家和规范扩散者的角色,并且通过与各种外部行为体的积极合作来进一步推进城市弹性网络的杠杆作用。

With the development of globalization,cities,as the significant economic,political and cultural polymers in the sub-national level,have become important nodes in the global network and key actors in the global climate governance.The vulnerability of cities in the global warming issue urges them to take their own advantages of resources,information and advanced technology to fight against the climate change.Furthermore,the joint local responding actions to climate challenges have furthered the formation of transnational municipal climate networks and this kind of networked governance has provided constructing platforms to enhance the exchanges and cooperation between cities as well as to accumulate the municipal influence on the global level.From the vertical perspective,transnational municipal climate networks have added a new sub-national interacting level to the global climate governance;from the horizontal perspective,these networks have attracted more local actors to participate in the climate initiative activities and enlarge the executing space of environmental policy.Moreover,transnational municipal climate networks also play a role of technological innovation entrepreneur and normative diffusion promoter.Finally through cooperating with various outer actors actively,this elastic networks will construct a leverage influence on the global climate governance.