Sophisticated Interdependence in Climate Policy : Federalism in the United States, Brazil, and Germany


Vivian. Thomson
Bok Engelsk 2014 · Electronic books.
Annen tittel
Utgitt
London : : Anthem Press, , 2014.
Omfang
1 online resource (220 p.)
Opplysninger
Description based upon print version of record.. - Sophisticated Interdependence in Climate Policy; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; TABLES AND FIGURES; Introduction THE WORLD'S MOST PROMINENT CLIMATE CHANGE OUTLAW; The National Government Balks and then Arrives Late; The States Step In; A Millennial Model for Climate Change Policy making; A Road Map for What Follows; Chapter 1 CLIMATE CHANGE CONTRADICTIONS IN THE STATES; Nine State Climate and Energy Programs; Active states; Surprise states; Passive states; Links between State Policies and Energy Profiles. - Centralized, Interlocking Federalism Chapter 4 BRAZIL: NO MORE COMPLEXO DE VIRA-LATA (MONGREL COMPLEX); Politics, Regionalism, and Energy in Brazil; Public Salience of Global Warming and Environmental Issues; Deforestation and the National Government's Climate Plan; Greenhouse Gas Policies and Politics in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro; Regionalism and Evolving State-National Connections; Chapter 5 SOPHISTICATED INTERDEPENDENCE; The Surprise Guest at the Greenhouse Gas Policy Table; Anticipating Sundry State Reactions; Lessons from Germany and Brazil. - Chapter 2 CONSTRAINTS AND OPPORTUNITIES: FORCES AFFECTING STATE-LEVEL CLIMATE AND ENERGY PROGRAMS Public Salience; Political Leadership and Problem Definition; Political Context: Political Culture, Legislatures, and Campaign Finance; Implications for a State-Federal Partnership; Chapter 3 GERMANY: WIR STEHEN FRÜHER AUF (WE WAKE UP EARLIER); Germany's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trends; Political Consensus and International Pressure; Energie konzept and Energiewende; Erneuerbare Energien Sind der Motor Unserer Wirtschaftspolitik (Renewable Energies Are the Motor of Our Economic Policy). - Sophisticated Interdependence in Climate Change Policy NOTES; Introduction The World's Most Prominent Climate Change Outlaw; Chapter 1 Climate Change Contradictions in the States; Chapter 2 Constraints and Opportunities: Forces Affecting State-Level Climate and Energy Programs; Chapter 3 Germany: Wir Stehen Früher Auf (We Wake Up Earlier); Chapter 4 Brazil: No More Complexo de Vira-Lata (Mongrel Complex); Chapter 5 Sophisticated Interdependence; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX. - With the US as the world's most prominent climate change outlaw, ""Sophisticated Interdependence in Climate Policy"" offers a unique combination of state-level analysis, international comparison and domestic policy prescription, pointing the way to a productive federal-state partnership for climate change policy making in the United States.
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1-78308-107-4

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