Sophisticated Interdependence in Climate Policy [[electronic resource] ] : Federalism in the United States, Brazil, and Germany

• Autore: Thomson Vivian
• Pubblicazione: London, : Anthem Press, 2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (220 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.705610973
• Soggetto topico: Climatic changes -- Government policy -- European Union countries; Climatic changes; Energy policy -- European Union countries
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 ; 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) ; 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 ; 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Sophisticated Interdependence in Climate Policy
• ISBN: 1-78308-107-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910464951503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Anthem Sustainability and Risk Series