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To state that climate change and environment issues are becoming increasingly important in the realm of International Relations is an understatement. Mitigation and adaptation debates, strategies and mechanisms are all developed at the international level, often demonstrating the nuances of international politics and governance. Furthermore, the inherent complexities of climate change make it a particularly diffcult phenomenon for international governance. Yet, actions at the international level continue to provide the most effective route to tackle the spectre of climate change. In the wake of the 2015 Paris conference, this edited collection provides an understanding about the complex relationship between International Relations, the environment and climate change. It details current tendencies of study, explores the most important routes of assessing environmental issues as an issue of international governance, and provides perspectives on the route forward. Each contribution in the collection offers an important understanding of how the Paris agreement cannot be the climax. Rather, as this edited collection shows, it is only the start of global efforts.