ABSTRACT

The challenges related to climate change and energy issues have induced a growing number of actors to participate in governance arrangements of information-sharing and mutual policy-learning. In recent years the increasing availability of data on policy outputs and outcomes has enabled researchers to observe variation in these governance arrangements of transnational municipal climate networks (TMCNs). To capture this variation, we rely on two ideal types of policy information systems: policy tracking (PT) and policy surveillance (PS). Focusing on two TMCNs active in energy governance, our qualitative analysis attests the existence of these two modes of monitoring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions. The Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy exemplifies how PS schemes can standardize scoring methodology and facilitate policy compliance and enforcement. In contrast, Energy Cities fits the typology of a PT system that aims to showcase local initiatives and mutual learning.

摘要

与气候变化和能源问题有关的挑战已促使越来越多的参与者参与信息共享和相互政策学习的治理安排。近年来，有关政策产出和结果的数据的可用性不断提高，使研究人员能够观察到跨国市政气候网络（TMCN）在这些治理安排中的变化。为了捕获这种变化，我们依靠两种理想的策略信息系统类型：策略跟踪（PT）和策略监视（PS）。我们集中于活跃在能源治理中的两个TMCN，我们的定性分析证明了这两种监测和报告温室气体排放模式的存在。市长气候与盟约 能源体现了PS计划如何标准化评分方法并促进政策合规和执行。相比之下，能源城市符合PT系统的类型，该系统旨在展示当地的举措和相互学习。