Climate of Contempt - How to Rescue the U.s. Energy Transition From Voter Partisanship

Climate of Contempt offers a voter-centric, bottom-up explanation of national climate and energy politics, one that pinpoints bitter partisanship as the key impediment to transitioning to a net zero carbon future.

Table des matières

List of Figures and Tables
List of Abbreviations
Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I: The Evolution of the Energy-Regulatory State
1. Republican Moments and the Creation of the Energy-Regulatory State
2. Ideological Conservatism and Deregulation
3. Partisan Tribalism and Climate Policy
Part II: Complexity, Centrifugal Forces, and the Energy Transition
4. The Propaganda Machine
5. Facing Energy-Transition Trade-offs
6. Hope and Conversation
Notes
References
Index

A propos de l'auteur

David B. Spence is the Rex G. Baker Chair in Natural Resources Law in the School of Law and professor of business, government, and society in the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin, where he teaches courses in energy and environmental regulation. He is a coauthor of a leading casebook, Energy, Economics, and the Environment.

Résumé

Climate of Contempt offers a voter-centric, bottom-up explanation of national climate and energy politics, one that pinpoints bitter partisanship as the key impediment to transitioning to a net zero carbon future.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: David Spence, Spence David
• Edition: Columbia University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 26.07.2024
• EAN: 9780231217088
• ISBN: 978-0-231-21708-8
• Pages: 400
• Thème: Center on Global Energy Policy Series
• Catégories: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences politiques > Sciences politiques et formation politique; USA, NATURE / Natural Resources, Political Ideologies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Energy Policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, United States of America, USA, Civil rights & citizenship, Central / national / federal government policies, Energy resources, Political ideologies and movements, Civics and citizenship, Central government policies