ABSTRACT
In Part II we examine the experiences of six cities in the UK, US and Australia, all members of the CCP programme, in attempting to govern climate change at the local level. We trace the history of their involvement in this transnational network and its impact on policy development and implementation. We also consider the problems and opportunities which local authorities have faced in putting climate protection policy into practice. In order to understand the nature of multilevel governance, as well as the constraints and opportunities which local authorities face, it is important to examine the contexts within which local government operates in each of the three countries from which our case-studies are drawn. In this chapter, we explain the main features of local government in the UK, US and Australia in turn.
