Turning Down the Heat

It is now generally agreed that climate change is occurring and that greenhouse gas emissions need to be cut very significantly if it is to be brought under control, yet governments in affluent democracies are not implementing policies that have the capacity to do this. As economists have identified numerous economically viable ways of radically cutting emissions, it is clear that the obstacles to decisive action are political in nature. This book tackles the issue of how these might be overcome by providing a broad-ranging and authoritative overview of the contemporary politics of climate policy in affluent democracies in order to identify political strategies that would make it easier for governments to make major cuts in greenhouse gas emissions without sustaining significant political damage. As such it is essential reading for anyone who wishes to improve their understanding of how climate change can be stopped.

ISBN 0230202055   Pages 320 ISBN13 9780230202054 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Palgrave Macmillan   Weight (grammes) 391 Imprint Palgrave Macmillan   Published in Basingstoke Format Paperback   Height (mm) 216 Publication date 31 Oct 2008   Width (mm) 139 Library of Congress 2008030135   Spine width (mm) 18 DEWEY 363.73874   Academic level Undergraduate, Postgraduate DEWEY edition DC22

		List of tables
		List of box and figures
		Introduction by Hugh Compston and Ian Bailey
Pt. I		Context
1		Climate Policy: Issues and Opportunities by Terry Barker
2		Political Science Perspectives on Climate Policy by Gary C. Bryner
3		The International Dimension of Climate Policy by Deborah Davenport
Pt. II		Analysis
4		The European Union and the Politics of Multi-Level Climate Governance by Chad Damro and Donald McKenzie
5		Federal Climate Politics in the United States: Polarization and Paralysis by Paul R. Brewer and Andrew Pease
6		Hot Air and Cold Feet: The UK Response to Climate Change by Irene Lorenzoni and Tim O'Riordan and Nick Pidgeon
7		France: Towards an Alternative Climate Policy Template? by Joseph Szarka
8		German Climate Policy between Global Leadership and Muddling Through by Axel Michaelowa
9		Conflict and Consensus: The Swedish Model of Climate Politics by Lars Friberg
10		Prometheanism and the Greek Energy Zugzwang by Iosif Botetzagias
11		Facing up to the Greenhouse Challenge? Australian Climate Politics by Ian Bailey and Sam Maresh
12		Explaining the Failure of Canadian Climate Policy by Douglas Macdonald
13		Climate Policy in the United States: State and Regional Leadership by Allison M. Chatrchyan and Pamela M. Doughman
Pt. III		Conclusions
13		Political Strategy and Climate Policy by Hugh Compston and Ian Bailey
		Index

'...a major contribution.' - Professor Lord Anthony Giddens, former Director of the London School of Economics 'Comprehensive in its coverage of the many political dimensions of the climate change problematique... Just the kind of book that vote-seeking politicians should read before making new policy pronouncements on climate change.' - Professor Andrew Jordan, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, UK '...the coeditors and chapter authors have ambitiously offered critical ways forward for the difficult challenges of climate politics and policy in the 21st century...I strongly recommend the volume...' - Maxwell Boykoff, Government and Policy '[This book] can, and should, be read by decision makers at all levels of governmental responsibility [...] it can also help inquisitive members of the public gain a deeper knowledge of the complexities and compromises imposed by working within democratic systems. [...] This reviewer strongly recommends this informative and well-written compliation of papers for anyone seeking an understanding of the factors that drive or constrain decision makers at this critical period when time is running short if we wish to avoid global catastrophe.' - Dennis Wheeler, The Geographical Journal

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