Cities as leaders in EU multilevel climate governance: embedded upscaling of local experiments in Europe

Kristine Kern

EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2019, vol. 28, issue 1, 125-145

Abstract: The success of local climate governance in Europe depends not only on leading cities but also on the dynamics between leaders, followers, and laggards. Upscaling local experiments helps to close the gap between these actors. This process is driven by the increasing embeddedness of cities and their networks in EU multilevel governance. Embedded upscaling combines horizontal upscaling between leading cities with vertical upscaling between leaders and followers that is mediated by higher levels of government, and hierarchical upscaling that even reaches the laggards. Various types of upscaling, their combinations, and their impacts are analyzed. Networks have become denser and networking has intensified. City networks and their member cities have become embedded in national and EU governance, lost authority and depend more and more on regional, national, and European authorities.

Keywords: European Union climate governance; Cities; Regions; Upscaling; Experimentation; Covenant of Mayors (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1080/09644016.2019.1521979

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