Washington's incoherent climate policy. Issue 2 (7th February 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Is Part Of: Strategic comments. Volume 24:Issue 2(2018)
• Page Start: i
• Page End: iii
• Publication Date: 2018-02-07
• Subjects: World politics -- 1989- -- Periodicals; Security, International -- Periodicals; Strategy -- Periodicals; Military policy -- Periodicals; 320.9
• DOI: 10.1080/13567888.2018.1444427
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1356-7888

Abstract

Abstract : US President Donald Trump's reversal of long-standing American climate policy – in particular, his decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement – is informed mainly by domestic politics, ideology and short-termism. Even if sub-federal US entities' voluntary adherence to emissions reduction enables the United States to meet its targets, following through on the rejection of the Agreement would intensify perceptions that the United States has abdicated global leadership.