Feeling the heat: the politics of climate policy in rapidly industrializing countries

To avoid uncontrolled climate change, greenhouse gas emissions will have to be brought under control by major emitters outside the affluent West. The authors investigate the political obstacles in BRIC countries and what their governments could do to strengthen climate policies without incurring serious political damage. IAN BAILEY is Associate Professor of Human Geography at the University of Plymouth, UK. He specializes in European and UK climate policy, carbon marketsand energy policy. HUGH COMPSTONis Professor of Politics at Cardiff University, UK. He has published widely on political economy, public policy, and climate politics. INDICE: Introduction; 'I.Bailey' &' H.Compston - 'PART I: CONTEXT - Climate Policy: Issues and Opportunities for Rapidly Industrializing Countries; 'T.Barker - 'BRICS in the Global Climate Regime: Rapidly Industrializing Countriesand International Climate Negotiations; 'D.Davenport - 'Ever Closer Partnerships? European Union Relations with Rapidly Industrializing Countries on Climate Change; 'S.Afionis' &' I.Bailey - 'The United States and Rapidly Industrializing Countries: Climate Policy in Bilateral Relations; 'P.Harris - 'PART II: ANALYSIS - Supporting China's Green Leap Forward: Political Strategies for China's Climate Policies; 'M.Schröder - 'India and Climate Change: Energy, Equity and Development; 'S.Fisher - 'More than Hot Air: The Economics and Politics ofClimate Change in Russia; 'N.Howarth' &' A.Foxall - 'Climate Politics in Brazil: Public Awareness, Social Transformations and Emissions Reduction; 'E.Viola' &' M.Franchini - 'PART III: CONCLUSIONS - Political Strategy and Climate Policy in Rapidly Industrializing Countries; 'I.Bailey' &' H.Compston'

• ISBN: 978-0-230-28040-3
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 272
• Fecha Publicación: 09/03/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés