Subnational governments, working with non-governmental advocates, drove climate action during the Trump administration while rebuffing federal rollbacks. Under the Biden administration, focus may initially shift towards the federal government, but the subnational network is critical to continued progress on climate change. I use the term “networked federalism” to describe how a horizontal, interconnected, and polycentric collection of states, local governments, Tribes, and advocates provides the resilient frame needed to buttress national action. Indeed, this structure mirrors the successful structure of the Paris Agreement —in which international action depends on subsidiary national contributions. A networked, federalist system of subnational climate action will be critical to continuing success, and should be nurtured and expanded. In this article, I discuss barriers to federal climate action under the Biden administration, trace the important role of subnationals in the climate movement, and lay out a policy agenda for strengthening subnational networks over the next four years.

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网络联邦主义：拜登时代的地方政府

地方政府与非政府倡导者一起，在特朗普政府执政期间推动了气候行动，同时拒绝了联邦政府的回退。在拜登（Biden）政府的领导下，重点可能最初转移到了联邦政府，但地方网络对于气候变化的持续发展至关重要。我用“网络联邦主义”一词来描述国家，地方政府，部落和拥护者的横向，相互联系和多中心的集合如何提供支持国家行动所需的弹性框架。实际上，这种结构反映了《巴黎协定》的成功结构，在这种结构中，国际行动取决于附属国家的捐款。建立网络化的联邦制的次国家气候行动系统对于持续取得成功至关重要，应予以培育和扩大。