Metaphor as a mechanism of global climate change governance: a study of international policies, 1992–2012

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Metaphor as a mechanism of global climate change governance: a study of international policies, 1992–2012

This paper explores the emergence of a global climate change mitigation regime through an analysis of the language employed in international science-policy reports. We assume that a global climate regime can only operate effectively on the basis of a shared understanding of climate change which is i...

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Main Authors:	Shaw, Chris, Nerlich, Brigitte
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2015
Subjects:	Global climate regime; Climate change communication; Science-policy interface; Cost–benefit analysis
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/31650/

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