http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/global-environmental-governance Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sat, 16 May 2026 21:27:07 -0400 Sat, 16 May 2026 21:27:07 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/652/global-governance-and-the-environment-evaluating-the-effectiveness-of-global-governance-in-tackling-contemporary-environmental-issues By Richard E. Poole - The first major hurdle for effective global governance of the environment lies not with its practical problems and applications, but a difficulty in deciphering the very concepts that define it. In fact, the notion of ‘global environmental governance’ itself is a highly contested and ambiguous term. As Biermann purports, “clear definitions of ‘global governance’… have not yet been agreed upon: global governance means different things to different authors” (Biermann 2004, p. 06). What's more, “the different conceptualizations of GEG… cannot... Wed, 13 Jun 2012 11:31 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/652/global-governance-and-the-environment-evaluating-the-effectiveness-of-global-governance-in-tackling-contemporary-environmental-issues