ABSTRACT

This chapter addresses the question of whether a global consensus on climate-related mobility is emerging and asserts that the foundations of global consensus on climate-related mobility have been built, particularly in the last decade. It examines the question, how solid are these foundations? Three qualifications are considered when examining the evidence: recognition that global consensus means more than just the supranational level; adoption of a long-term perspective; and scrutiny of the degree to which distinct policy areas and institutions have come together on climate-related mobility issues. It observes a ‘concretisation process’, a slow-moving but dynamic, step-by-step process of international policy development on climate-related mobility.