Ebook: Framing Climate Change In The EU And US After The Paris Agreement

This comparative analysis of contemporary climate change discourse in the EU and the US impresses through its sound theoretical grounding and systematic empirical investigation. It makes an outstanding contribution to understanding the critical role of ideas and their framing in climate politics. It also provides new insights into the deep-rooted transatlantic differences in this policy field. Recommended reading! This book provides the first comprehensive comparison of climate action in the EU and the US after the Paris Agreement. Contrasting policy development in both cases, it shows the power of ideas in explaining different approaches to tackling climate change. While recognizing the role of institutions and actor interest, Frank Wendler offers a solid empirical study of how discourse employed by key actors within both systems shapes their climate politics. Recommended reading! This book makes a novel contribution to our understanding of different discourses in climate change policy-making on the EU level and in the US. It offers a nuanced analysis. The book makes an important and very timely contribution to the literature. It breaks new ground and provides a comprehensive assessment of core ideas and discourses which shape EU and American climate policy-making.