ABSTRACT

This article provides an analysis of the origins and effects of UK climate governance. It is centrally concerned with the relationships between politics and climate institutions, both in how political conditions have shaped the emergence of climate governance, and in how the resulting institutions subsequently structure climate politics. The analysis brings out three key themes. First, a focus on the CCA can overlook the enduring importance of the parallel climate governance architecture provided by the European Union. Second, it is important to see UK climate governance within a wider political and institutional context, as these results of this context, especially tensions between ambition and instability, have influenced its evolution. Third, this design, and other aspects of the evolution of UK climate governance framework, have in turn had implications for the strengths and weaknesses of the framework and how it has met key governance challenges.

摘要

本文分析了英国气候治理的起源和影响。它主要关注政治与气候机构之间的关系，既涉及政治条件如何塑造气候治理的出现，也涉及由此产生的机构随后如何构建气候政治。分析提出了三个关键主题。首先，关注 CCA 可能会忽视欧盟提供的并行气候治理架构的持久重要性。其次，重要的是要在更广泛的政治和制度背景下看待英国气候治理，因为这种背景下的这些结果，尤其是雄心与不稳定之间的紧张关系，影响了其演变。第三，这个设计，以及英国气候治理框架演变的其他方面，