Table 1 Theoretical drivers for adoption and implementation of climate change policy by local governments
Category | Theoretical drivers |
|---|---|
Policy incentive by central government | Intergovernmental policy scheme |
Local government organization | Municipal size |
Availability of knowledge | |
Degree of professionalization | |
Participation in transnational ‘pro-climate change’ networks | |
Presence of committed public official with political will to act | |
Presence of committed and experiential civil servant(s) | |
Power over related (policy) domains | |
Availability of (earmarked) funding | |
Contextual factors | Climate risk |
Climate stress | |
Civic capacity | |
Political institutions | Type of political institution |
Framing of climate change policies as a ‘need-based’ issue |