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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808670503321

Titolo

Greenhouse governance : addressing climate change in America / / Barry G. Rabe, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, 2010

ISBN

1-282-71851-7

9786612718519

0-8157-0465-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (392 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RabeBarry George <1957->

Disciplina

363.738/7405610973

Soggetti

Environmental policy - United States

Climatic changes - Government policy - United States

Climatic changes - Environmental aspects - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Copyright Information; Table of Contents; Preface; Part 1: Framing the Issue of Climate Governance; Introduction: The Challenges of U.S. Climate Governance; American Public Opinion and Climate Change; Compensatory Federalism; The Politics of Vertical Diffusion: The States and Climate Change; Part 2: Market and Regulatory Approaches to Climate Governance; The Emerging Revolution in Emissions Trading Policy; The ""Impossible Dream"" of Carbon Taxes: Is the ""Best Answer"" a Political Non-Starter?; The Long and Winding Road: Automotive Fuel Economy and American Politics

Encouraging Renewable Electricity to Promote Climate Change MitigationAdapting to Climate Change: Problems and Prospects; Part 3: Are Federal Institutions up to the Challenge of Climate Change?; Courts and Climate Policy: Now and in the Future; Can Congress Govern the Climate?; Greenhouse Regulation: How Capable Is EPA?; Part 4: Reconnecting the United States with the World; Re-engaging International Climate Governance: Challenges and Opportunities for the United States; Multilevel Governance and Transatlantic Climate Change Politics; Conclusion; Contributors; Index; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

"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 regimes, carbon taxes, and the adaptation-versus-mitigation debate"--Provided by publisher.