ABSTRACT
This chapter demonstrates that academia has so far concentrated on the differences between autocracy and democracy. Practical relevance is identified based on two of the world society's aims: a more democratic world and solutions to climate change. The chapter evaluates findings on both democracies and environmental performance in general and climate performance. Empirical findings which assume that democracy has a positive influence on climate performance rely overwhelmingly on research on policy outputs. A more democratic world and solutions to the challenges of climate change are common aims in most parts of world society. Taking into account both the academic and practical relevance, its focus could be narrowed down to the question of how democratic quality influences climate performance in established democracies. However, to comprehensively research how democratic quality influences climate performance in established democracies, the book needs to be adapted to meet specific research requirements.
