Sophisticated interdependence in climate policy : federalism in the United States, Brazil, and Germany /: federalism in the United States, Brazil, and Germany. ([2013])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Vivian E. Thomson.
• Other Names: Thomson, Vivian E, 1956-
• Contents: 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 Policymaking; 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 PROGRAMSPublic 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; Energiekonzept and Energiewende; Erneuerbare Energien Sind der Motor Unserer Wirtschaftspolitik (Renewable Energies Are the Motor of Our Economic Policy). Centralized, Interlocking FederalismChapter 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 PolicyNOTES; 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.
• Publisher Details: London : Anthem Press, an imprint of Wimbledon Publishing Company
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 551.6; Climatic changes -- Government policy -- Cross-cultural studies; Federal government -- Cross-cultural studies; German -- Politics and government; SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geography; SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geology; Climatic changes -- Government policy; Federal government; Politics and government; United States -- Politics and government; Brazil -- Politics and government; États-Unis -- Politique et gouvernement; Brésil -- Politique et gouvernement; Brazil; United States; Electronic books; Electronic books; Cross-cultural studies
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781783081073; 1783081074; 9781783081080; 1783081082
• Related ISBNs: 9781783081103; 1783081104; 9781783080175; 1783080175
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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