Climate Change and American Foreign Policy

Now available in an updated 2016 edition, Climate Change and American Foreign Policy examines the actors, institutions, and ideas shaping U.S. policy on climate change (global warming). The book begins by introducing the issue of climate change in the context of U.S. foreign policy, before critically evaluating U.S. policies and actions. It then analyses the domestic and international politics of U.S. climate change policy, covering such issues as science, the presidency and Congress, nongovermental organizations, diplomacy and the international negotiations leading to the Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol. The book concludes by looking at the role of international norms in shaping U.S. climate change policy.

Topic of much contemporary debate and concern Considers the issue of climate change in the contexts of American foriegn and domestic policies Examines the role of international norms in shaping US policy on climate change

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Paul G. Harris is the author or editor of more than 20 books on global environmental politics, policy, and ethics. His recent books include What's Wrong with Climate Politics and How to Fix It (2013), Global Ethics and Climate Change (2016) and the Routledge Handbook of Global Environmental Politics (2016). He is the Chair Professor of Global and Environmental Studies at the Education University of Hong Kong.

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Now available in an updated 2016 edition, Climate Change and American Foreign Policy examines the actors, institutions, and ideas shaping U.S. policy on climate change (global warming). The book begins by introducing the issue of climate change in the context of U.S. foreign policy, before critically evaluating U.S. policies and actions. It then analyses the domestic and international politics of U.S. climate change policy, covering such issues as science, the presidency and Congress, nongovermental organizations, diplomacy and the international negotiations leading to the Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol. The book concludes by looking at the role of international norms in shaping U.S. climate change policy.

Inhalt
Introduction: P.G.Harris
PART ONE: CRITIQUING U.S. CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY
Climate Change: Is the United States Sharing the Burden?; P.G.Harris Upholding the 'Island of High Modernity': The Changing Climate of American Foreign Policy; P.Doran
PART TWO: POLITICS OF U.S. CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY
Governing Climate Change Policy: From Scientific Obscurity to Foreign Policy Prominence; J.Park
From the Inside Out: Domestic Influences on Global Environmental Policy; N.Harrison
Congress and the Politics of Climate Change; G.Bryner
Regulation Theory and Climate Change Policy; A.Missbach
International Policy Instrument Prominence in the Climate Change Debate; K.Fisher-Vanden
Regime Effectiveness, Joint Implementation and Climate Change Policy; J. Antunes
PART THREE: INTERNATIONAL NORMS AND U.S. CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY
The United States and the Evolution of International Climate Change Norms; M.M.Betsill
International Norms of Responsibility and U.S. Climate Change Policy; P.G.Harris