About the project
The Paris Agreement has opened up a new chapter in political efforts to tackle climate change. It provides a new flexible framework for moving the world towards decarbonization, leaving goal-setting and implementation not only up to states, but also recognizing the importance of non-state (e.g. business and civil society) and sub-national (e.g. regions and cities) actors.
In this project we seek to understand how the interplay between state and non-state climate action unfolds in the post-Paris climate policy landscape. The project will provide new insights into the possibilities for the Swedish government to mobilize and catalyze non-state climate action.
Project modules
This project seeks to advance the research frontier and provide policy-relevant knowledge on climate governance by examining the interplay between the Swedish state and domestic and transnational climate initiatives, involving non-state and sub-national actors. It will map collaborative climate initiatives involving Swedish public and private actors; assess their performance in terms of effectiveness and legitimacy; appraise their political impacts vis-à-vis the Swedish state; and devise policy recommendations for harnessing their transformative potential.
Module 1 | Mapping Swedish non-state and sub-national climate initiatives
Which Swedish non-state and sub-national actors are mobilizing climate action through cooperative initiatives in Sweden and transnationally?
Module 2 | Evaluating the effectiveness and legitimacy of non-state climate initiatives
To what extent can non-state initiatives effectively contribute to the process of decarbonization? To what extent can non-state initiatives increase the legitimacy of climate governance?
Module 3 | Analyzing the societal effects and political dynamics of non-state climate initiatives
How do these actors interpret the goal of turning Sweden into the world’s first fossil fuel-free welfare state, and which political strategies do they mobilize towards that end? What are the political effects of closer state/non-state interactions?
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A joint, collaborative project
ACTS brings together researchers from Stockholm University, Linköping University, and Free University Amsterdam. A Scientific Advisory Board (SAB), as well as a Practitioner’s Council were established for regular exchange.
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