Introduction; H.Compston & I.Bailey PART I: CONTEXT Climate Policy: Issues and Opportunities; T.Barker Political Science Perspectives on Climate Policy; G.Bryner The International Dimension of Climate Policy; D.Davenport PART II: ANALYSIS The European Union and the Politics of Multi-Level Climate Governance; C.Damro & D.McKenzie Federal Climate Politics in the United States: Polarization and Paralysis; P.Brewer & A.Pease Hot Air and Cold Feet: The UK Response to Climate Change; I.Lorenzoni, T.O'Riordan & N.Pidgeon France: Towards an Alternative Climate Policy Template?; J.Szarka German Climate Policy between Global Leadership and Muddling Through; A.Michaelowa Conflict and Consensus: The Swedish Model of Climate Politics; L.Friberg Prometheanism and the Greek Energy Zugzwang; I.Botetzagias Facing up to the Greenhouse Challenge? Australian Climate Politics; I.Bailey & S.Maresh Explaining the Failure of Canadian Climate Policy; D.Mcdonald Climate Policy in the United States: State and Regional Leadership; A.M.Chatrchyan & P.M.Doughman PART III: CONCLUSIONS Political Strategy and Climate Policy; H.Compston & I.Bailey