Domestic Politics of Global Climate Change

Key Actors in International Climate Cooperation

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

AvGuri Bang,Arild Underdal,Steinar Andresen

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Why are some countries more willing and able than others to engage in climate change mitigation? The Domestic Politics of Global Climate Change compiles insights from experts in comparative politics and international relations to describe and explain climate policy trajectories of seven key actors: Brazil, China, the European Union, India, Japan, Russia, and the United States.Using a common conceptual framework, the authors find that the scope for a more ambitious climate policy is limited by stable material parameters such as energy resource endowments and accumulated infrastructural investments. Within that scope, governmental supply of mitigation policies seems to meet (or even exceed) societal demand for climate policy change in most cases. Given the important roles that the seven actors play in addressing global climate change, the book's in-depth comparative analysis will help readers assess the prospects for a new and more effective international climate agreement for 2020 and beyond.Students and scholars of environmental politics and the climate and environmental policy fields will find the new conceptual framework and empirical case studies of great value. The book's up-to-date information and analyses will also interest energy sector practitioners and climate and energy policymakers.Contributors: S. Aamodt, S. Andresen, G. Bang, M. Iguchi, A. Korppoo, A. Luta, T. Rauken, J.B. Skjærseth, I. Stensdal, S. Tankha, A. Underdal

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Utgivningsdatum2015-09-25
Mått156 x 234 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieNew Horizons in Environmental Politics series
FörlagEdward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN9781784714925

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Contents:Preface1. IntroductionGuri Bang, Arild Underdal and Steinar Andresen2. To be – or not to be – A Low-carbon Economy: A Decade of Climate Politics in BrazilSolveig Aamodt3. China: Every Day is a Winding RoadIselin Stensdal4. EU Climate and Energy Policy: Demanded or Supplied?Jon Birger Skjærseth5. Climate Politics, Emissions Scenarios and Negotiation Stances in IndiaSunil Tankha and Trude Rauken6. Japan’s Climate Policy: Post-Fukushima and BeyondMasahiko Iguchi, Alexandru Luta and Steinar Andresen7. Russia’s Climate PolicyAnna Korppoo8. The United States: Obama’s Push for Climate Policy ChangeGuri Bang9. Comparative Analysis and ConclusionsGuri Bang, Arild Underdal and Steinar AndresenIndex

'Since the 2009 Copenhagen climate summit, analysts have focused on what national policy is capable of delivering by way of emission reductions, as that level has de facto become the international regime. This carefully constructed book is immensely useful in the way that it describes and explains the policy trajectories of seven of the world's largest emitters. It is highly recommended both as a state-of-the-art summary of the policy status quo in those countries and a launch pad for new analytical research on the sources of future policy innovation.'--Andrew Jordan, University of East Anglia, UK