Domestic and International Climate Policy: Two Level Connectors

Abstract

Just recently, the international community has reinforced the 1.5 degrees target to protect the world from excessive global warming. But, at the same time it is clear, that the national commitments as formulated in the national determined contributions (NDCs) are not enough. And, even if they were, these commitments must be translated into national polices. However, this is a complex task and involves multiple actors and levels of governance. Hence, there is not only a gap between the 1.5 degrees target and the NDCs, but certainly also between the NDCs and the national policies. At the domestic level, the preferences and power resources of the relevant actors and the prevailing actor constellation are likely to influence how well countries are able to keep their promises. Specifically, this panel aims to focus on the position of “two-level” connectors in the national climate policy networks. These connectors are organisations or individuals strongly linked to both the formulation of the international commitments and national level.

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