Governing Climate Change

Jolene Lin is Associate Professor of Law at the National University of Singapore and Director of the Asia Pacific Centre for Environmental Law. She has published widely in leading international journals such as the European Journal of International Law, Legal Studies, and Journal of Environmental Law. Jolene Lin is a member of the editorial boards of the Journal of Environmental Law, Climate Law, and the Chinese Journal of Environmental Law, as well as a member of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Research Committee. She has also served as a consultant to the Hong Kong Department of Justice, international NGOs, the UNEP, and global law firms.

• 1. Global cities, climate change and transnational lawmaking; 2. Theoretical framework; 3. The rise of the city in international affairs; 4. City action on climate change; 5. Transnational urban climate governance via networks – the case of C40; 6. Cities as transnational lawmakers; 7. A normative assessment of urban climate law; 8. Conclusion.

'An essential read for anyone concerned with how the vast conglomerate of actors involved in the climate space might interact effectively to advance climate change regulation globally.' Jacqueline Peel, Melbourne Law School