This paper is based on the notion that the methods and conceptual tools of comparative politics can improve our understanding of global climate change politics.

Building on recent advancements in the field of comparative environmental politics, it offers a more comprehensive treatment of climate change politics in developed countries, emerging economies and least developed countries. An integrative approach to climate change politics from the bottom-up is presented, drawing on the theory and methods of comparative politics, drawing on new research from developed countries, emerging economies and least developed countries.

The key features of comparative politics are distilled and the author advocates for the more rigorous application of comparative methods in climate politics scholarship and highlight three groups of political factors – institutions, interests and ideas – that hold considerable promise in explaining climate change politics at the domestic level. The paper concludes with an appeal to (re)think how international and domestic politics interact.

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