Federalism, Multilevel Governance, and Climate Change Politics across the Atlantic

Human activities and their many byproducts are changing the climate of our planet. These changes, like the contributions of different countries and communities to climate change, vary substantially around the world. Every year, the average US citizen pushes almost 20 tons of carbon into the atmosphe...

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Published inComparative Environmental Politics p. 341
Main Authors Henrik Selin, Stacy D. VanDeveer
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published The MIT Press 17.02.2012
Subjects
Administrative law
Climate change
Climate change policy
Comparative politics
Emissions policy
Environmental degradation
Environmental law
Environmental policy
Environmental politics
Environmental pollution
Environmental quality
Environmental regulation
Environmental sciences
Environmental studies
Federalism
Gas emissions
Governance
Government
Greenhouse gas emissions
Law
Political science
Political sociology
Political systems
Pollutant emissions
Pollutants
Public administration
Public policy
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Summary:Human activities and their many byproducts are changing the climate of our planet. These changes, like the contributions of different countries and communities to climate change, vary substantially around the world. Every year, the average US citizen pushes almost 20 tons of carbon into the atmosphere while Europeans, Chinese, and Indians average about 8.5, 5.7, and 1.4 tons, respectively (Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency 2009). Political systems respond very differently to climate change issues. Some countries and local communities have acted to slow and reverse their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; others have ignored the problem or refused to act. Often, those
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