Introduction : politics not science
Part One. Making politics work for science. The social contract and the rights of cities
The devolution revolution and the politics of COP 21
Climate change in the anthropocene
The facts are mute, money talks
Privatization and market fundamentalism
Political institutions old and new : cities not nation-states
The road to global governance
Climate justice : making sustainability and resilience complementary
The end of sovereignty redux : a global parliament of mayors
Part Two. Making democracy work for politics. Common principles and urban action
The politics of commensurability and the challenge of trust
City sovereignty and the need for urban networks
A practical climate action agenda
Exemplary cities
Trust among cities : an index of commensurability
Realizing the urban climate agenda.