Global Government Policies on Climate Change: A Bibliometric Analysis

Climate change is a global challenge that is complex and has wide-reaching impacts.Governments play an essential role in tackling climate change through adaptive policies and promoting the development of environmentally friendly alternatives.In addition, global researchers are also required to contribute through research results on government policies on climate change issues.That encourages this study to analyze global research results related to government policies on climate change issues.This study uses bibliometric analysis with data from the Scopus database, chosen because of its high standards in global acceptance of journals and research documents.The analysis was primarily carried out using Vosviewer with a focus on co-occurrence, alongside manual visualization of the Scopus database, to provide a more complete picture of trends, collaboration patterns and research impact on government policy and climate change in the social sciences.The findings of this study indicate that research results provide an essential basis for the government to make more adaptive and effective policies for mitigation and adaptation actions related to climate change.This study also found several research gaps that other global researchers in the future could explore.Research gaps can guide further research in poorly understood areas, strengthening the understanding of climate change and broadening existing knowledge.It is also helpful in initiating an idea that stakeholders, especially the government, can study.However, this study also found an imbalance in the number of published documents by researchers outside American and European affiliates.This study encourages research results from other researchers, especially those affiliated with Asia and Africa.It can help find a new perspective.