Host: The City Planning Institute of Japan
This paper examines the role of the transnational networks of local and regional governments to face global warming in Europe. The transnational networks can be classified in "general", "regional" and "specialized" networks. The findings of this research are, 1) transnational networks are expanding related with EU environmental and energy policies after 90s. 2) While general networks are centering their activities in influencing EU policies, regional networks tackle with socioeconomic and environmental tasks comprehensively and specialized networks are addressing to climate change by transferring knowledge and good practices. 3) The local attempts against climate change are supported by a loose network of diversified transnational networks.
