Ten Measures to Make Climate Governance Fit for Purpose

There are many ways to adapt democratic governance to the pressing challenge of climate change. This book concentrates on the ten most practical governance changes that could deliver a quick and substantial response to climate change. Some of these changes have been requested by youth movements defending the climate cause, others have been long-standing demands from a wide range of civil society organisations, many have been adjustments advocated by environmental scientists and economists during the last half-century. Some of these action points have appeared in the manifestos of political parties around the world—and not just those with a predominantly Green objective. The relevance and consensus on these ten changes have been dramatically enhanced by the covid crisis and its aspiration towards a “new world”.