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US climate change politics and policymaking

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ID12929366
AuthorsHelaine Selin (0000-0002-1011-1455, Boston University, corresponding author), Stacy D Vandeveer (0000-0001-5941-8020, University of New Hampshire)
Year2010
Volume2
Issue1
Pages121-127
Publication date2010-12-23
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueWiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1757-7780 • E-ISSN: 1757-7799
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/wcc.94
OpenAlexW2076326733
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited15

The United States is often identified as a global laggard on climate change policymaking and implementation. Although this reputation may be deserved by the US federal government, a look across all levels of the US federal political system and a multitude of political actors demonstrates the existence of a significant number of climate change and energy‐related activities. This brief review of US climate change politics covers climate change policy support and opposition across different governance levels, involving legal and political activities and interactions of a large number of public, private, and civil society sector actors. It examines US federal climate change legislation and politics, and how activities in Washington, DC are connected to both international politics and domestic conditions and debates. This discussion is linked to state and municipal level climate change action, followed by a discussion of how activities of firms and advocacy groups and aspects of US public opinion shape US climate change politics. The review ends with a few concluding remarks about the future of US climate change policymaking and implementation. WIREs Clim Change 2011 2 121–127 DOI: 10.1002/wcc.94 This article is categorized under: Policy and Governance > National Climate Change Policy

Civil society · Climate change · Corporate governance · Economics · Legislation · Multitude · Opposition (politics · Political economy · Political economy of climate change · Political science · Politics · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Climate Change Policy and Economics · Law · Public Administration · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance

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Unique citing works7
Citations per year0,5
Citation span2012 - 2018 (7)
Citation velocityhistorical
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 7
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