Academic Journal
EU climate diplomacy and the geopolitics of the Anthropocene
| Title: | EU climate diplomacy and the geopolitics of the Anthropocene |
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| Authors: | Bremberg, Niklas, 1978, Earsom, Joseph, Petri, Franziska |
| Source: | European Politics and Society. :1-15 |
| Subject Terms: | Anthropocene, climate change, climate diplomacy, energy, European Union, geopolitics |
| Description: | The EU is often portrayed as an important international actor in global climate politics. Yet, a ‘return of geopolitics’ is said to undermine the EU’s climate diplomacy efforts to achieve effective multilateral cooperation to reduce global GHG emissions. We argue there is more nuance to understanding the impact of geopolitics on global climate politics and the EU’s role in global climate governance. In this paper, we devise a framework that seeks to analyze EU climate diplomacy in the context of the geopolitics of the Anthropocene. Assessing the EU’s response to the geopolitics of the Anthropocene allows us to make two contributions to existing scholarship. First, we provide insight into the EU as a climate actor in an increasingly destabilized, complex, and interconnected world. Second, considering the EU’s position in the global climate governance landscape, we offer a preliminary ‘reality check’ of political actors’ ability to respond to the challenges of a new geological era. Overall, we find that while the EU has repeatedly demonstrated an awareness of these new geopolitical challenges, it has not fundamentally altered its climate diplomacy. |
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| Access URL: | https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-249002 https://doi.org/10.1080/23745118.2025.2576710 |
| Database: | SwePub |
| ISSN: | 23745118 23745126 |
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| DOI: | 10.1080/23745118.2025.2576710 |