Greenhouse Governance Addressing Climate Change in America

by Rabe, Barry G.

• ISBN13: 9780815703310
• ISBN10: 0815703317
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-08-16
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press

Summary

Public deliberation over climate change has traditionally been dominated by the natural and physical sciences. Is the planet warming? To what degree, and is mankind responsible? How big a problem is this, really? But concurrent with these debates is the question of what should be done. Indeed, what can be done? Issues of governance, including the political feasibility of certain policies and their capacity for implementation, have received short shrift in the conversation. But they absolutely must be addressed as we respond to this unprecedented challenge. Greenhouse Governance brings a much-needed public policy mindset to discussion of climate change in America.

Author Biography

Barry G. Rabe is professor of public policy at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and professor of the environment in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts at the University of Michigan. He is also a nonresident scholar in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution and a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Framing The Issue of Climate Governance
Introduction: The Challenges of U.S. Climate Governance	p. 3
American Public Opinion and Climate Change	p. 24
Compensatory Federalism	p. 58
The Politics of Vertical Diffusion: The States and Climate Change	p. 73
Market and Regulatory Approaches to Climate Governance
The Emerging Revolution in Emissions Trading Policy	p. 101
The "Impossible Dream" of Carbon Taxes: Is the "Best Answer" a Political Non-Starter?	p. 126
The Long and Winding Road: Automotive Fuel Economy and American Politics	p. 158
Encouraging Renewable Electricity to Promote Climate Change Mitigation	p. 181
Adapting to Climate Change: Problems and Prospects	p. 204
Are Federal Institutions Up to the Challenge of Climate Change?
Courts and Climate Policy: Now and in the Future	p. 229
Can Congress Govern the Climate?	p. 260
Greenhouse Regulation: How Capable Is EPA?	p. 286
Reconnecting The United States with The World
Re-engaging International Climate Governance: Challenges and Opportunities for the United States	p. 313
Multilevel Governance and Transatlantic Climate Change Politics	p. 336
Conclusion	p. 353
Contributors	p. 367
Index	p. 369
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