Governments and nonstate actors have established a wide variety of cooperative initiatives in the pursuit of low emissions and climate-resilient development. However, despite the momentum that has characterized the international response, the world is not on track to limiting global warming to 1.5°C.
To date, efforts to understand the impact of ongoing climate cooperation have concentrated on nonstate actors. This working paper focuses on a less evaluated segment of existing cooperative initiatives: cooperation between governments on mitigation at the sectoral level.
The analysis of over 90 initiatives – alliances and partnerships – can help guide future efforts in enhancing intergovernmental cooperation for climate action.