ABSTRACT
This chapter looks at the consequences of the developments in the environmental non-governmental organizations (ENGOs) and science sectors for civil society funded organizations, which, like Evidence for Democracy, tried to explain and stand up for the relationship between functioning democracy and science. Basic information on the developments of the years 2006-2012 has to be provided to research the democracy-climate nexus in this time period. The overall influence of insufficient democratic quality on climate performance seems to have either been non-existent or negative between 2006-2012. The findings on the manifestations of the dimensions of democratic quality and their influence on climate performance between 2006-2012 are quite numerous and have to be compiled and contextualized in order to make more fundamental assumptions about the democracy-climate nexus. The understandings of the democracy-climate nexus made by actors directly involved in the process from 2006-2012 form the first point of reference for interpretation.
