Domestic Politics of Global Climate Change

Edited by Guri Bang, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, the late Arild Underdal, formerly Department of Political Science, University of Oslo and Center for International Climate and Environmental Research – Oslo (CICERO) and Steinar Andresen, Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Norway

'Since the 2009 Copenhagen climate summit, analysts have focused on what national policy is capable of delivering by way of emission reductions, as that level has de facto become the international regime. This carefully constructed book is immensely useful in the way that it describes and explains the policy trajectories of seven of the world's largest emitters. It is highly recommended both as a state-of-the-art summary of the policy status quo in those countries and a launch pad for new analytical research on the sources of future policy innovation.'--Andrew Jordan, University of East Anglia, UK

• Contents:Preface1. IntroductionGuri Bang, Arild Underdal and Steinar Andresen2. To be – or not to be – A Low-carbon Economy: A Decade of Climate Politics in BrazilSolveig Aamodt3. China: Every Day is a Winding RoadIselin Stensdal4. EU Climate and Energy Policy: Demanded or Supplied?Jon Birger Skjærseth5. Climate Politics, Emissions Scenarios and Negotiation Stances in IndiaSunil Tankha and Trude Rauken6. Japan’s Climate Policy: Post-Fukushima and BeyondMasahiko Iguchi, Alexandru Luta and Steinar Andresen7. Russia’s Climate PolicyAnna Korppoo8. The United States: Obama’s Push for Climate Policy ChangeGuri Bang9. Comparative Analysis and ConclusionsGuri Bang, Arild Underdal and Steinar AndresenIndex