Contributions of climate clubs to global climate change and bioenergy governance.

What is it about?

This paper looks at climate clubs and the contributions they make to global climate change and bioenergy governance. It focuses on the Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP), a government-driven international initiative established in 2006 to promote the sustainable and efficient use of bioenergy and biomass. To assess these contributions, this study presents a framework of four criteria (operational structure, governance functions, club benefits and legitimacy) and applies it to the case of GBEP's contributions to bioenergy governance.

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Why is it important?

This study contributes to the literature both empirically, as well as theoretically. First, by providing empirical insights into the important role played by climate clubs in environmental and energy governance, focusing on the specific case of GBEP. Second, by presenting a framework of criteria against which to assess the contributions of climate clubs to the development and function of the climate change regime.