期刊名称：Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
印刷版ISSN：0027-8424
电子版ISSN：1091-6490
出版年度：2020
卷号：117
期号：15
页码：8245-8246
DOI：10.1073/pnas.1922201117
出版社：The National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
摘要：MacLean (1) suggests that we place too much emphasis on “formal legal instruments” instead of politics. However, our article (2) does not pose an “either/or” choice; instead, while all aspects of governance remain critical, accelerating environmental change warrants renewed attention to formal legal instruments. Efforts to craft new international and national climate change regimes remain absolutely necessary as climate change needs to be attacked at all levels and pathways. Emphasizing action at some levels does not undermine the need for continued work at others (3). We agree with MacLean that countering political opposition to transformative policies is necessary. However, changing political … [↵][1]1To whom correspondence may be addressed. Email: garmestani.ahjond{at}epa.gov. [1]: #xref-corresp-1-1
