Covering the diversity of climate change governance in Asia, this book presents cosmopolitan governance from the perspective of urban and rural communities, local and central governments, state-society relations and international relations. In doing so it offers both a valuable overview of individual Asian countries' approaches to climate change governance, and a series of case studies for finding solutions to climate change challenges. —from the description of "Climate Change Governance in Asia" by Routledge

We start the discussion in this book by seeking to understand how people and governments in Asia address climate change, for instance whether it is being treated as a global, national, or local agenda, or whether it is seen as a scientific agenda, or an issue that touches on everyday life. We also look at the types of governances that have been constructed in Asia in order to tackle climate change. However, it is hard to find successful climate change governance in Asia because many Asian countries are trapped in the high-carbon economy model. Green politics on the basis of strong liberal democracy has not developed in Asia. Instead, the developmentalism model based on nationalism is a common characteristic in Asian countries. Nonetheless, environmentalists and local populations in Asia concerned about climate change have made a great effort to overcome climate change, and they have been working at the local, national, and global scales. It is also important to understand that the issue of climate change is constructed by various social forces. Social groups work together or fight each other over how climate change should be addressed. Climate change issues also cut across the traditional regime of governance.

However, new sustainability transition governance in which strong ecological modernization is successful can be constructed, if strong social solidarity movements for sustainability are sufficiently powerful. As it is, the cosmopolitan mindset has gained traction among peoples in Asia, though cosmopolitan governments have not yet taken root. In this book, we will therefore analyze how climate change governance in Asia is constructed and how it works on the national and local scales. Ultimately, climate change governance in Asia can be successfully constructed and implemented if governments are willing to work together not only with the business sector but also with civil society. In fact, there are already people in different parts of Asia who have mobilized themselves toward trying to achieve a sustainable society, thus the question is how we can take it to the next level. —from the Introduction of  "Climate Change Governance in Asia"  by Kuei Tien Chou and Dowan Ku