Climate policy conflict in the U.S. states: a critical review and way forward
Abstract Many U.S. states have taken significant action on climate change in recent years, demonstrating their commitment despite federal policy gridlock and rollbacks. Yet, there is still much we do not know about the agents, discourses, and strategies of those seeking to delay or...
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| author | Basseches, Joshua A. Bromley-Trujillo, Rebecca Boykoff, Maxwell T. Culhane, Trevor Hall, Galen Healy, Noel Hess, David J. Hsu, David Krause, Rachel M. Prechel, Harland Roberts, J. T. Stephens, Jennie C. |
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| author_facet | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Urban Studies and Planning Basseches, Joshua A. Bromley-Trujillo, Rebecca Boykoff, Maxwell T. Culhane, Trevor Hall, Galen Healy, Noel Hess, David J. Hsu, David Krause, Rachel M. Prechel, Harland Roberts, J. T. Stephens, Jennie C. |
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Many U.S. states have taken significant action on climate change in recent years, demonstrating their commitment despite federal policy gridlock and rollbacks. Yet, there is still much we do not know about the agents, discourses, and strategies of those seeking to delay or obstruct state-level climate action. We first ask, what are the obstacles to strong and effective climate policy within U.S. states? We review the political structures and interest groups that slow action, and we examine emerging tensions between climate justice and the technocratic and/or market-oriented approaches traditionally taken by many mainstream environmental groups. Second, what are potential solutions for overcoming these obstacles? We suggest strategies for overcoming opposition to climate action that may advance more effective and inclusive state policy, focusing on political strategies, media framing, collaboration, and leveraging the efforts of ambitious local governments. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1405482023-04-19T20:42:05Z Climate policy conflict in the U.S. states: a critical review and way forward Basseches, Joshua A. Bromley-Trujillo, Rebecca Boykoff, Maxwell T. Culhane, Trevor Hall, Galen Healy, Noel Hess, David J. Hsu, David Krause, Rachel M. Prechel, Harland Roberts, J. T. Stephens, Jennie C. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Urban Studies and Planning Abstract Many U.S. states have taken significant action on climate change in recent years, demonstrating their commitment despite federal policy gridlock and rollbacks. Yet, there is still much we do not know about the agents, discourses, and strategies of those seeking to delay or obstruct state-level climate action. We first ask, what are the obstacles to strong and effective climate policy within U.S. states? We review the political structures and interest groups that slow action, and we examine emerging tensions between climate justice and the technocratic and/or market-oriented approaches traditionally taken by many mainstream environmental groups. Second, what are potential solutions for overcoming these obstacles? We suggest strategies for overcoming opposition to climate action that may advance more effective and inclusive state policy, focusing on political strategies, media framing, collaboration, and leveraging the efforts of ambitious local governments. 2022-02-22T13:42:07Z 2022-02-22T13:42:07Z 2022-02-16 2022-02-20T04:20:54Z Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/140548 Climatic Change. 2022 Feb 16;170(3-4):32 PUBLISHER_CC en https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-022-03319-w Creative Commons Attribution https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is a U.S. government work and not under copyright protection in the U.S.; foreign copyright protection may apply application/pdf Springer Netherlands Springer Netherlands |
| spellingShingle | Basseches, Joshua A. Bromley-Trujillo, Rebecca Boykoff, Maxwell T. Culhane, Trevor Hall, Galen Healy, Noel Hess, David J. Hsu, David Krause, Rachel M. Prechel, Harland Roberts, J. T. Stephens, Jennie C. Climate policy conflict in the U.S. states: a critical review and way forward |
| title | Climate policy conflict in the U.S. states: a critical review and way forward |
| title_full | Climate policy conflict in the U.S. states: a critical review and way forward |
| title_fullStr | Climate policy conflict in the U.S. states: a critical review and way forward |
| title_full_unstemmed | Climate policy conflict in the U.S. states: a critical review and way forward |
| title_short | Climate policy conflict in the U.S. states: a critical review and way forward |
| title_sort | climate policy conflict in the u s states a critical review and way forward |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/140548 |
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