Sophisticated Interdependence in Climate Policy
Federalism in the United States, Brazil, and Germany
Author: Vivian E. Thomson Series: Anthem Sustainability and Risk Series
This book offers a desperately needed framework for climate-change policy in the US, acknowledging the crucial role of coherent state-federal relations.
With the US as the world's most prominent climate change outlaw, "Sophisticated Interdependence in Climate Policy" offers a unique combination of state-level analysis, international comparison and domestic policy prescription, pointing the way to a productive federalstate partnership for climate change policymaking in the United States.
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This book offers a desperately needed framework for climate-change policy in the US, acknowledging the crucial role of coherent state-federal relations.
With the US as the world's most prominent climate change outlaw, "Sophisticated Interdependence in Climate Policy" offers a unique combination of state-level analysis, international comparison and domestic policy prescription, pointing the way to a productive federalstate partnership for climate change policymaking in the United States.
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With the US as the world's most prominent climate change outlaw, international pressure will not impel domestic action. The key to a successful global warming solution lies closer to home: in statefederal relations. Thomson proposes an innovative climate policy framework called "sophisticated interdependence." This model is based on her lucid analysis of economic and political forces affecting climate change policy in selected US states, as well as on comparative descriptions of programs in Germany and Brazil, two powerful federal democracies whose policies are critical in the global climate change arena.
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“"Through elaborated interconnections and an in-depth view, Thomson provides unique insights, skillfully identifying common ground and pivotal factors to break today's stalemates in multilateral environmental agreements. Readers, regardless of their political views, will find much to stimulate their thinking in this book." -Oswaldo Lucon, Professor, University of S”
"In this engaging and carefully researched book, Vivian E. Thomson offers a politically astute roadmap for reducing our dependency on fossil fuels. Even when tackling a global problem like climate change, national and local institutions are as relevant as ever." -Paul F. Steinberg, Professor of Political Science and Environmental Policy, Malcolm Lewis Chair in Sustainability and Society, Harvey Mudd College ao Paulo, and Climate Change Adviser, Sao Paulo State Government "Packed with climate law and policy insights, this book's most notable scholarly contribution is in illuminating conditions and motives associated with US state climate activism during periods of federal inaction. Thomson provides rich material for scholars, policymakers, and anyone interested in the policy challenges posed by climate change." -William W. Buzbee, Professor of Law, Emory University, and author of "Fighting Westway: Environmental Law, Citizen Activism, and the Regulatory War that Transformed New York City"
About the Author
Vivian E. Thomson is an associate professor in the Departments of Environmental Sciences and Politics at the University of Virginia.
With the US as the world's most prominent climate change outlaw, international pressure will not impel domestic action. The key to a successful global warming solution lies closer to home: in state-federal relations. Thomson proposes an innovative climate policy framework called "sophisticated interdependence." This model is based on her lucid analysis of economic and political forces affecting climate change policy in selected US states, as well as on comparative descriptions of programs in Germany and Brazil, two powerful federal democracies whose policies are critical in the global climate change arena.
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