Greenhouse governance [[electronic resource] ] : addressing climate change in America / / Barry G. Rabe, editor

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (392 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.738/7405610973
• Soggetto topico: Environmental policy - United States; Climatic changes - Government policy - United States; Climatic changes - Environmental aspects - United States
• Altri autori: RabeBarry George <1957->
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Greenhouse governance
• ISBN: 1-282-71851-7; 9786612718519; 0-8157-0465-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910785005103321
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