The Climatization of Global Politics

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This volume examines the process through which climate change is transforming global governance, as both an increasingly central issue on the international stage and an increasingly structured policy domain with its specific modes of governing, networks of actors, discourses, and knowledge practices. Collectively, the contributions aim to assess how and why climate change is becoming a dominant frame in international politics. In doing so, they also contribute to understanding the dynamics and drivers of climatization. As global warming progresses and efforts to mitigate and adapt intensify, living under a changing climate―or in a ‘new climate regime’ (Latour 2015)―increasingly appears as a central feature of ‘our’ new, and highly unequal, human condition in the Anthropocene. In other words, we firmly believe that climatization is here to stay. It is thus crucial to better understand this process, recognizing its problems and ambiguities, but also examining its transformative potential and identifying the conditions under which such potentials can be harnessed with a view to building a more effective and equitable climate politics. We think that the chapters in this book contribute to this endeavour. Contents The climatization of global politics: introduction to the special issue Abstract Introduction Concluding remarks: climatization and the transformation of global governance Acknowledgements References ‘Incantatory’ governance: global climate politics’ performative turn and its wider significance for global politics Abstract Introduction Performative iterations: an anatomy of the Paris approach An iterative process to ‘facilitate’ and ‘orchestrate’ global climate action A mobilising narrative to align stakeholders’ expectations Fifty shades of soft: fostering a new institutional framework The ups and downs of voluntary approaches in climate negotiations Management culture’s incursion into global governance Non-state actors as brokers for a bottom-up approach Parole, parole, parole: narratives and signals as tools of governance Discourses, rituals and performances in global environmental governance Crafting and circulating the grand narrative of a ‘planetary transition’ Upholding the ‘Paris momentum’ Incantatory governance: prospects, risks and caveats of the new approach Governance as symbolic struggle, and the risk of ‘virtuality’ Uneven political geographies of global regulation Concluding remarks Acknowledgements References The climate brokers: philanthropy and the shaping of a ‘US-compatible’ international climate regime Abstract Introduction Foundations as instruments of US soft power Building an international climate regime US focus Shaping a US-compatible agreement The rise of philanthrocapitalism Design to Win and the ClimateWorks network Project Catalyst Shaping the climate narrative The International Policies and Politics Initiative (IPPI) Shaping the overall narrative Concluding remarks Acknowledgements References Reversing climatisation: transnational grassroots networks and territorial security discourse in a fragmented global climate governance Abstract Introduction Transnational grassroots networks engaging in the forest and climate regime-complex Territorial security as an increasing priority in international climate debates Transnational grassroots networks’ strategies in the context of the climate regime-complex fragmentation The increasing climatisation of the territorial security discourse until COP21 Mobilising territorial security as a forum-linking strategy Making Mesoamerica great again: climate opportunism and spill-over The “post-2015 agenda” discursive strategy towards regional arenas Learning from the climate negotiations failures and resistances Shifting territorial security issues to the regional agenda Discussion and conclusion References Alternative globalities? Climatization processes and the climate movement beyond COPs Abstract Introduction Climatization and the problem of ‘globality’ The need for globality: answers and limitations The climate movement’s own globality? Why the climate movement needs an alternative globality (or not) Current examples of coordination beyond COPs Break free Climate justice action Conclusion References Preparing the French military to a warming world: climatization through riskification Abstract Introduction Climate change, security and the military: securitization, riskification and climatization Creating intensity and urgency: the climatization of France’s defense doctrine Facing uncertainty: the role of experts in the riskification of climate change Conclusion References ‘Climatizing’ military strategy? A case study of the Indian armed forces Abstract Introduction From securitization and riskification of climate change to climatization in the military domain Military-led discourses on climate change and security Perspectives on security and climate change in India The discourse on climate change and the Indian military Climatization of military strategy in India: a practical viewpoint Counter-currents to climatization of India’s military strategy Conclusion Acknowledgements References Climatizing the UN Security Council Abstract Introduction: Debating Climate Threats at the UN Security Council Climate Threats: from Securitization to Climatization Drivers of climatization Climatizing the UN Security Council Securing a Steady Climate Agenda Attributing responsibility in the climate crisis Expanding Climate Actors’ Role Advocating for a Climate Fix Conclusion Acknowledgements References