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Paris Report 3: Global Action Without Global Governance: Building coalitions for climate transition and nature restoration

Global Action Without Global Governance: Building Coalitions for Climate Transition and Nature Restoration, is the second output from the ITCEI initiative. It is a response to a sobering geopolitical reality: that the multilateral order is faltering just as the urgency to address climate change and biodiversity loss reaches a critical juncture. This third volume in the CEPR Paris Report series departs from conventional approaches by proposing a new architecture of international cooperation, one that does not rely on universal consensus, but instead builds momentum through coalitions of willing actors. The report contends that success in climate and nature restoration now hinges on emerging and developing economies, and it offers a pragmatic strategy to align global environmental goals with national economic interests.

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Pisani-Ferry, J, B Weder di Mauro and J Zettelmeyer (eds) (2025), ‘Paris Report 3: Global Action Without Global Governance: Building coalitions for climate transition and nature restoration‘, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/paris-report-3-global-action-without-global-governance-building

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Pisani-Ferry, J, B Weder di Mauro and J Zettelmeyer (2025), ‘Introduction: Building coalitions for climate transition and nature restoration‘, in Pisani-Ferry, J, B Weder di Mauro and J Zettelmeyer (eds), Paris Report 3: Global Action Without Global Governance: Building coalitions for climate transition and nature restoration, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/paris-report-3-global-action-without-global-governance-building

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Grabbe, H, J Pisani-Ferry, S Tagliapietra and G Wolff (2025), ‘Climate change mitigation and the preservation of nature: Towards a joined-up agenda‘, in Pisani-Ferry, J, B Weder di Mauro and J Zettelmeyer (eds), Paris Report 3: Global Action Without Global Governance: Building coalitions for climate transition and nature restoration, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/paris-report-3-global-action-without-global-governance-building

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Fornaro, L, J Pisani-Ferry and L Reichlin (2025), ‘The green transition: Challenging for all, but even more for middle-income countries‘, in Pisani-Ferry, J, B Weder di Mauro and J Zettelmeyer (eds), Paris Report 3: Global Action Without Global Governance: Building coalitions for climate transition and nature restoration, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/paris-report-3-global-action-without-global-governance-building

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Guérin, E and L Tubiana (2025), ‘The Paris Agreement: Successes, shortcomings, and reform options‘, in Pisani-Ferry, J, B Weder di Mauro and J Zettelmeyer (eds), Paris Report 3: Global Action Without Global Governance: Building coalitions for climate transition and nature restoration, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/paris-report-3-global-action-without-global-governance-building

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Clausing, K, J Aldy, D Tingley and C Wolfram (2025), ‘Global climate cooperation after 2024: A proposal for a heavy industry climate coalition‘, in Pisani-Ferry, J, B Weder di Mauro and J Zettelmeyer (eds), Paris Report 3: Global Action Without Global Governance: Building coalitions for climate transition and nature restoration, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/paris-report-3-global-action-without-global-governance-building

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Bolton, P and A Kleinnijenhuis (2025), ‘International climate finance as a win–win: The economic case for coalitions of disposed developed countries to fund decarbonisation in developing countries‘, in Pisani-Ferry, J, B Weder di Mauro and J Zettelmeyer (eds), Paris Report 3: Global Action Without Global Governance: Building coalitions for climate transition and nature restoration, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/paris-report-3-global-action-without-global-governance-building

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McWilliams, B, S Tagliapietra and J Zettelmeyer (2025), ‘Reconciling the European Union’s clean industrialisation goals with those of the Global South‘, in Pisani-Ferry, J, B Weder di Mauro and J Zettelmeyer (eds), Paris Report 3: Global Action Without Global Governance: Building coalitions for climate transition and nature restoration, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/paris-report-3-global-action-without-global-governance-building

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Edenhofer, O, M Kalkuhl and M Franks (2025), ‘Planetary waste management – a game changer for climate policy?‘, in Pisani-Ferry, J, B Weder di Mauro and J Zettelmeyer (eds), Paris Report 3: Global Action Without Global Governance: Building coalitions for climate transition and nature restoration, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/paris-report-3-global-action-without-global-governance-building

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Cantillon, E, E Lambin and B Weder di Mauro (2025), ‘Designing and scaling up nature-based markets‘, in Pisani-Ferry, J, B Weder di Mauro and J Zettelmeyer (eds), Paris Report 3: Global Action Without Global Governance: Building coalitions for climate transition and nature restoration, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/paris-report-3-global-action-without-global-governance-building

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Assunção, J and J Scheinkman (2025), ‘Foreign transfers, biomass, and biodiversity in the Amazon‘, in Pisani-Ferry, J, B Weder di Mauro and J Zettelmeyer (eds), Paris Report 3: Global Action Without Global Governance: Building coalitions for climate transition and nature restoration, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/paris-report-3-global-action-without-global-governance-building

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Berglöf, E, P Bolton, S Macintosh, H Rey, A Sen Gupta, M Syed and C Xie (2025), ‘Governing the green transition: Planning, markets, and financial governance in China and India‘, in Pisani-Ferry, J, B Weder di Mauro and J Zettelmeyer (eds), Paris Report 3: Global Action Without Global Governance: Building coalitions for climate transition and nature restoration, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/paris-report-3-global-action-without-global-governance-building

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Sen, P (2025), ‘Climate change and India: An overview of the challenges and the policy response‘, in Pisani-Ferry, J, B Weder di Mauro and J Zettelmeyer (eds), Paris Report 3: Global Action Without Global Governance: Building coalitions for climate transition and nature restoration, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/paris-report-3-global-action-without-global-governance-building

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Songwe, V (2025), ‘Climate finance for Africa: The opportunity for resilience and growth‘, in Pisani-Ferry, J, B Weder di Mauro and J Zettelmeyer (eds), Paris Report 3: Global Action Without Global Governance: Building coalitions for climate transition and nature restoration, CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/books-and-reports/paris-report-3-global-action-without-global-governance-building