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Indian Federalism and Climate Change
Federalism is a hot topic (so to speak) for scholars working on climate change, but we have so far remained resolutely at home, focusing solely on American federalism. It’s now time to start thinking about how federalism might impact India, which has maintained a federal system for more than 60 years, and has decentralized greatly in …
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CONTINUE READINGWhere Do We Go After Copenhagen?
Berkeley will be holding an interdisciplinary conference of climate change experts on January 28 to sort out the aftermath of Copenhagen. The participants will include faculty in law, political science, economics, public policy, and engineering. For more details about the conference or to RSVP, click here.
CONTINUE READINGThe Politics of Climate Change: It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over
There’s been a lot of talk about whether federal climate change legislation is dead for this session. Bradford Plummer at the New Republic makes a pretty good case that the legislation is still alive and kicking: That said, there don’t seem to be any signs that Democrats are planning to relent just yet. A few …
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CONTINUE READINGThe Indian Style of Climate Policy
If India ever does something about its growing carbon emissions, this is the book that tells you how it will happen. Rob Jenkins’ Democratic Politics and Economic Reform in India is the best source I have seen so far that really gets into the guts of how the country’s political economy works. And that’s what …
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CONTINUE READINGUS-India Climate Dialogue Agenda I: A TRIPS Protocol
Long, long ago in a galaxy far, far away — well, no, actually two months ago in Washington, DC, President Obama and Indian Prime Minister Singh inked something called the US-India Climate Dialogue. It was a pretty transparent attempt to salvage something from the fact that India would never agree to binding emissions cuts (and …
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CONTINUE READINGNYT editorial: right headline, half-right story
The New York Times has an editorial today urging Congress to “build on [local and state] actions to fashion a national response to climate change.” That sentiment is welcome, but the Times still doesn’t quite get it. The editorial rightly lauds widespread state planning and emission reduction efforts, citing as particular examples renewable energy requirements, …
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CONTINUE READINGClimate Models Still on Track
As this graph from RealClimate shows, temperature trends are well within the envelope of model predictions, and not too far off the average of the predictions. Even during the recent temperature dip that has received so much attention, temperatures stayed inside the envelope. No evidence that the models are missing something fundamental at this …
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CONTINUE READINGThe Top 10 Environmental Developments of 2009
10. Cass Sunstein becomes regulatory czar. Sunstein is a true believer in cost-benefit analysis, the bête noire of many an environmentalist. Obama’s appointment of Sunstein to oversee health and environmental regulations may put the brakes on regulatory initiatves. 9. California passes AB 758. The first mandate for energy efficiency standards for existing buildings. 8. Water …
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CONTINUE READINGCopenhagen– The NRDC View
David Doniger, of NRDC, has posted his assessment of the Copenhagen Accord. It’s more positive than a lot of what we heard right after the conference ended. His conclusion: So give up the sour and grudging reviews. The Copenhagen Accord is a significant breakthrough that signals a new era of effective cooperation between all major …
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CONTINUE READINGLegal Scholarship on Climate Change
I did a survey of all articles with “climate change” in the title in the past couple of years, and then did a rough breakdown of topics. Although the survey was unscientific, the results were intriguing: Topic Number of Articles Adaptation Biodiversity and public lands 11 Governance 5 Public health 1 Water 6 Economics 9 …
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