Charlotte Unger
Biographic Data
| ID | 6721274 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Charlotte Unger |
| GIVEN NAMES | Charlotte |
| FAMILY NAME | Unger |
| SIGNATURE | UNGER C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Research Institute for Sustainability at GFZ |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1095-5700 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Climate club politics - the challenges of making a small group work on a global issue
Climate clubs have gained popularity in both politics and academic studies. Yet, they are also controversial, as the term “club” comes with the notion of elitist decision-making. Also, it seems that both academic thinking and political expectations often fail to recognize the gap between the arguably idealized potential of climate clubs and what they actually achieve, i.e., the reality of existing clubs. This review article examines the large spe…
Unmuting the message
Crafting effective climate, energy, and environmental policy
The evolving landscape of environmental, climate, and energy policy is marked by both pressing global challenges as well as opportunities for transformative action. Here, we discuss emerging debates and explore key themes in this dynamic field. We identify five key research strands that enhance climate change understanding and guide sustainable policymaking: actor dynamics, policy-science-society interface, stakeholder participation, global envir…
Comparing clubs
Mini-lateral ‘clubs’ occupy an increasingly prominent place in the international environmental governance landscape. Yet few studies have looked at how differences between clubs influence the results they produce. This paper aims to fill this gap in understanding by testing hypotheses on how different clubs' membership constellations and leadership (connected to large events) affect ambitions in outcome documents of the G7 and the G20. It tests t…
Beyond CO2 equivalence
In this article we review the physical and chemical properties of methane (CH4) relevant to impacts on climate, ecosystems, and air pollution, and examine the extent to which this is reflected in climate and air pollution governance. Although CH4 is governed under the UNFCCC climate regime, its treatment there is limited to the ways in which it acts as a “CO2 equivalent” climate forcer on a 100-year time frame. The UNFCCC framework neglects the i…
A club’s contribution to global climate governance
Not only is the climate changing, but so is global climate governance. Climate policy initiatives have proliferated within and beyond the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) regime in a polycentric pattern. Nevertheless, promised action under the Paris Agreement (PA) is far from being sufficient to achieve its targets of keeping global warming below 2 °C. A special research focus has emerged on international ‘climate cl…
An analysis of the relationship between the additionality of CDM projects and their contribution to sustainable development
Beyond CO2 equivalence
In this article we review the physical and chemical properties of methane (CH4) relevant to impacts on climate, ecosystems, and air pollution, and examine the extent to which this is reflected in climate and air pollution governance. Although CH4 is governed under the UNFCCC climate regime, its treatment there is limited to the ways in which it acts as a “CO2 equivalent” climate forcer on a 100-year time frame. The UNFCCC framework neglects the i…
An analysis of the relationship between the additionality of CDM projects and their contribution to sustainable development
An analysis of the relationship between the additionality of CDM projects and their contribution to sustainable development
A club’s contribution to global climate governance
Not only is the climate changing, but so is global climate governance. Climate policy initiatives have proliferated within and beyond the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) regime in a polycentric pattern. Nevertheless, promised action under the Paris Agreement (PA) is far from being sufficient to achieve its targets of keeping global warming below 2 °C. A special research focus has emerged on international ‘climate cl…
Beyond CO2 equivalence
In this article we review the physical and chemical properties of methane (CH4) relevant to impacts on climate, ecosystems, and air pollution, and examine the extent to which this is reflected in climate and air pollution governance. Although CH4 is governed under the UNFCCC climate regime, its treatment there is limited to the ways in which it acts as a “CO2 equivalent” climate forcer on a 100-year time frame. The UNFCCC framework neglects the i…
Comparing clubs
Mini-lateral ‘clubs’ occupy an increasingly prominent place in the international environmental governance landscape. Yet few studies have looked at how differences between clubs influence the results they produce. This paper aims to fill this gap in understanding by testing hypotheses on how different clubs' membership constellations and leadership (connected to large events) affect ambitions in outcome documents of the G7 and the G20. It tests t…
Crafting effective climate, energy, and environmental policy
The evolving landscape of environmental, climate, and energy policy is marked by both pressing global challenges as well as opportunities for transformative action. Here, we discuss emerging debates and explore key themes in this dynamic field. We identify five key research strands that enhance climate change understanding and guide sustainable policymaking: actor dynamics, policy-science-society interface, stakeholder participation, global envir…
Unmuting the message
Climate club politics - the challenges of making a small group work on a global issue
Climate clubs have gained popularity in both politics and academic studies. Yet, they are also controversial, as the term “club” comes with the notion of elitist decision-making. Also, it seems that both academic thinking and political expectations often fail to recognize the gap between the arguably idealized potential of climate clubs and what they actually achieve, i.e., the reality of existing clubs. This review article examines the large spe…
Economics (5 works) · Climate change (4 works) · Climate Change Policy and Economics (4 works) · Corporate governance (3 works) · Ecology (3 works) · Environmental resource management (3 works) · Natural resource economics (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Climate Change Communication and Perception (2 works)