Climate Change and American Foreign Policy

Paul G. Harris is the author or editor of more than 20 books on global environmental politics, policy, and ethics. His recent books include What's Wrong with Climate Politics and How to Fix It (2013), Global Ethics and Climate Change (2016) and the Routledge Handbook of Global Environmental Politics (2016). He is the Chair Professor of Global and Environmental Studies at the Education University of Hong Kong.

• Introduction: P.G.HarrisPART ONE: CRITIQUING U.S. CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY Climate Change: Is the United States Sharing the Burden?; P.G.Harris Upholding the 'Island of High Modernity': The Changing Climate of American Foreign Policy; P.DoranPART TWO: POLITICS OF U.S. CLIMATE CHANGE POLICYGoverning Climate Change Policy: From Scientific Obscurity to Foreign Policy Prominence; J.ParkFrom the Inside Out: Domestic Influences on Global Environmental Policy; N.HarrisonCongress and the Politics of Climate Change; G.BrynerRegulation Theory and Climate Change Policy; A.MissbachInternational Policy Instrument Prominence in the Climate Change Debate; K.Fisher-VandenRegime Effectiveness, Joint Implementation and Climate Change Policy; J. AntunesPART THREE: INTERNATIONAL NORMS AND U.S. CLIMATE CHANGE POLICYThe United States and the Evolution of International Climate Change Norms; M.M.BetsillInternational Norms of Responsibility and U.S. Climate Change Policy; P.G.Harris

"Climate Change and American Foreign Policy loosens the deadlock between Realpolitik and the dangerous realities of climate change." - Aubrey Meyer, Global Commons Institute, London. "This book's diverse investigations into the reasons for the slow pace of the American policy response to the climate problem also show the possibilities and limits of various theoretical approaches to policy analysis. Given the importance of climate change issues and the obvious need for a constructive American policy, this book is a timely contribution that will stimulate scholarly discussion about both pressing practical policy matters, as well as the current conceptual questions in studying international environmental policymaking." - Simon Dalby, Carleton University, Ottawa