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Peter Schniering - U.S. Climate Policy and Technology

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Peter Schniering

U.S. Climate Policy and Technology

Series: Nomos Universitätsschriften - Politik

Volume 149 2008

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Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis S. 2-10

Accronyms and Abbreviations S. 11-12

Introduction S. 13-22

The Scientific Basis of Climate Change: Current Knowledge and Key Uncertainties S. 23-32

Human Energy Use and the Potential of Technology S. 32-37

The Relevance of U.S. Strategy S. 37-44

U.S. Activities in an International Framework S. 44-48

The Kyoto Protocol: Concept and Criticism S. 48-56

The Administration’s 2001 Withdrawal: Circumstances and Reactions S. 57-64

An Alternative Instrument to the Kyoto Protocol: The U.S. Global Climate Change Initiative S. 64-72

Additional Climate Policy Measures S. 72-75

The Long-Term Character of the Challenge and the Risk of Premature Action S. 75-77

Technology as the Solution S. 77-80

The Importance of Economic Growth S. 80-82

A ‘Belief in Technology’? Conceptions of Technology and Their Impact on ‘Culture’ S. 83-90

Early American Use of Technology and European Settlement S. 90-95

Cultural Conceptions of Technology and the Environment S. 95-102

The ‘Progress of the Age’ and Its Counter-Narratives: Industrialization and Technology in the Nineteenth Century S. 102-112

Environmentalism and Settlements in Outer Space: Technology in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries S. 112-122

Interpretive Authority over Climate and Energy Issues S. 123-128

The Administration’s Concepts of Technology and American Ingenuity S. 128-137

Second Creation Narratives in the Administration’s Rhetoric S. 137-143

The Bush Administration’s ‘Climate Amendment’ to the Second Creation Narrative S. 143-146

The Role of Abundant Resources and Affordable Energy S. 146-152

Historical Reasons for U.S.-American Levels of Energy Consumption S. 152-154

‘Behaviorist’ Approaches in Climate Policy and U.S. Repudiations S. 154-161

Technological Solutions as ‘Perfect Fit’ from the Viewpoint of Cultural History S. 161-163

The Burden of Insufficient Credibility S. 164-173

Strengths and Weaknesses of the Administration’s Strategy S. 173-181

“The Apocalypse is Upon Us!” The 2005 Hurricane Season and Record Oil Prices S. 181-189

Beyond the Federal Administration: Climate Policy in Congress, at the State Level, and ‘Grass Roots’ Activities S. 189-197

Suggestions for U.S. (and European) Climate Policy: Immediate Policy Steps and Future Agreements S. 197-202

‘American Opportunities’ S. 202-206

Outlook S. 207-220

Works Cited S. 221-234

doi.org/10.5771/9783845205984

Anna Henkel, Isolde Karle, Gesa Lindemann, Micha Werner - Sorget nicht - Kritik der Sorge

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Anna Henkel (ed.), Isolde Karle (ed.), Gesa Lindemann (ed.), Micha Werner (ed.)

Sorget nicht - Kritik der Sorge

Series: Dimensionen der Sorge

Volume 2 2019

doi.org/10.5771/9783845289212

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