Public deliberation over climate change has traditionally been dominated by the natural and physical sciences. Is the planet warming? To what degree, and is mankind responsible? How big a problem is this, really? But concurrent with these debates is the question of what should be done. Indeed, what can be done? Issues of governance, including the political feasibility of certain policies and their capacity for implementation, have received short shrift in the conversation. But they absolutely must be addressed as we respond to this unprecedented challenge. Greenhouse Governance brings a much-needed public policy mindset to discussion of climate change.
Barry G. Rabe is professor of public policy at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and professor of the environment in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts at the University of Michigan. He is also a nonresident scholar in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution and a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.
" Greenhouse Governance addresses a profound national challenge: the linkagebetween U.S. climate governance, our national and international policiesregarding energy, and our ever-present obligations involving our national security.Every citizen has a duty to learn about these present and future contingencies;this book is a valuable resource." Senator John Warner (R-Va., retired) |"With international climate negotiations at an impasse, the responsibility to addressclimate change continues to fall to national, state, and local governments, manyof which have demonstrated tremendous leadership and creativity. This timelyvolume brings together prominent experts to examine policy experience to date,both within the United States and beyond its borders. The result is invaluableinsight into climate governance that works, as well as pitfalls to be avoided byU.S. policymakers." Kathryn Harrison, University of British Columbia |"Climate change is one of the most complex and intensely debated issues of our day.Recognizing a need for comprehensive interdisciplinary analysis, the Miller Centerof Public Affairs convened top scholars from political science, law, and history for thenational conference which led to the publication of Greenhouse Governance. I knowof no other treatment of the subject that more thoroughly or practically presents thebig-picture implications of climate change governance concerns and the strategiesfor addressing them" Gerald L. Baliles, former Governor, Commonwealth of Virginia
