CLIMATE CHANGE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES - LESSONS FROM A THEORY OF LARGE-SCALE POLICY

Climate change management strategies, which are intended to stabilize, slow or prevent global warming through global reductions in the production or presence of greenhouse gases, are currently under discussion in the context of a Framework Convention on Climate Change. This article addresses the concept of 'scale' and its relevance to the design and implementation of policy. Paul R. Schulman's 'theory of large-scale policy' is used to illuminate both prospects and problems of implementing climate change management strategies. This approach helps to highlight practical reasons why it will be a challenge to build or sustain international support for efforts to prevent or slow climate change.