Why‎,‎ despite two decades of climate policy‎,‎ have affluent democracies made so little progress in cutting greenhouse gas emissions‎?‎ We know that there are ways of doing this that are both practical and affordable‎.‎ It is politics that is the problem‎.‎ Stringent climate policies may lead companies to redirect investment elsewhere‎,‎ or lead voters to retaliate at the ballot box‎.‎ There are many political obstacles to stronger action‎.‎ What can be done‎?‎ Based on an analysis of the logic of policy making‎,‎ plus observation of recent developments in climate politics‎,‎ this book identifies a broad range of political strategies that are available to governments that wish to take more effective action against climate change while avoiding serious political damage‎.‎ Separate chapters deal with strategies relating to unilateral action‎,‎ persuasion‎,‎ political exchange‎,‎ and changing the terms of political exchange‎.‎ This is the first book‎-length study of political strategy and climate change and will be of interest not only to policymakers but also to experts an‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎