Greenhouse governance : addressing climate change in America /

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"Examines national and international laws and institutions governing human-mediated climate change. Issues examined include public perceptions and economic effects of climate change and policies to mitigate it, renewable electricity standards, vehicle fuel economy standards, cap-and-trade regim...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: Brookings Institution
Other Authors: Rabe, Barry George, 1957-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, ©2010.
Subjects:
Environmental policy > United States.
Climatic changes > Government policy > United States.
Climatic changes > United States.
Environnement > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Climat > Changements > États-Unis.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Environmental > Pollution Control.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Environmental Policy.
Climatic changes
Climatic changes > Government policy
Environmental policy
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • I. Framing the issue of climate governance
  • 1. Introduction : the challenges of U.S. climate governance / Barry G. Rabe
  • 2. American public opinion and climate change / Christopher P. Borick
  • 3. Compensatory federalism / Martha Derthick
  • 4. The politics of vertical diffusion : the states and climate change / Paul L. Posner
  • II. Market and regulatory approaches to climate governance
  • 5. The emerging revolution in emission trading policy / Leigh Raymond
  • 6. The "impossible dream" of carbon taxes : is the "best answer" a political non-starter? / Barry G. Rabe
  • 7. The long and winding road : automotive fuel economy and American politics / Pietro S. Nivola
  • 8. Encouraging renewable electricity to promote climate change mitigation / Ian H. Rowlands
  • 9. Adapting to climate change : problems and prospects / Marc Landy
  • III. Are federal institutions up to the challenge of climate change?
  • 10. Courts and climate policy : now and in the future / Kirsten H. Engel
  • 11. Can Congress govern the climate? / Barry G. Rabe
  • 12. Greenhouse regulation / how capable is EPA? / Walter Rosenbaum
  • IV. Reconnecting the United States with the world
  • 13. Re-engaging international climate governance : challenges and opportunities for the United States / Stacy D. VanDeveer and Hanrik Selin
  • 14. Multilevel governance and transatlantic climate change politics / Henrik Selin and Stacy D. VanDeveer
  • Conclusion / Barry G. Rabe.

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