The Politics and Governance of Decarbonization

Examines the politics of decarbonization in Sweden to explore how states collaborate with societal actors to achieve it. Providing policy insights for other countries intending to decarbonize, it is a useful reference for graduate students, researchers and policymakers in climate governance, political science, and international relations.

1. Introduction: state and non-state relations in governing toward decarbonization; 2. The interplay between the state and non-state actors in the governance of decarbonization: an analytical framework; 3. Sweden's emissions and climate policy in an international context; 4. Politics and governance of Sweden's transformation toward a fossil-free welfare state; 5. Climate networks to the rescue? Exploring stakeholder perceptions of the effectiveness of collaborative climate governance; 6. All Aboard? Inclusiveness in Collaborative Governance among Swedish Municipalities; 7. Zeroing in on cities: the politics of aspiration and delay in net-zero emissions targets of Swedish municipalities; 8. In the shadow of an oil refinery: narrating just transitions in the city of lysekil; 9. Turning a crisis into an opportunity? How Swedish climate networks navigate through crisis; 10. The state and collaborative climate governance: prospects and limitations; Index.