Many economists have long held that carbon pricing—either through a carbon tax or cap-
and-trade—is the most cost-effective way to decarbonize energy systems, along with …

Many US states have taken significant action on climate change in recent years,
demonstrating their commitment despite federal policy gridlock and rollbacks. Yet, there is …

" Short Circuiting Policy examines clean energy policies to understand why US states are
not on track to meet the climate crisis. After two decades of leadership, American states are …

This study develops research on social movements, political coalitions, and sustainability
transitions with a multi-coalition perspective. The perspective begins with a typology of …

For more than twenty years, Environmental Policy and Politics has kept instructors and
students abreast of the challenges presented by contemporary environmental, energy, and …

A political science analysis of the feasibility and sustainability of carbon pricing, drawing
from North American, European, and Asian case studies. Climate change, economists …

Many of the barriers to progress in addressing environmental problems, such as climate
change, are political. We argue that politics should not be seen only as a constraint but be …

Issue frames portraying climate science as uncertain are cited as a key impediment to new
climate change and energy policies. However, some have recently argued that the debate …

Scholars, journalists, and activists working on climate change often distinguish between
“individual” and “structural” approaches to decarbonization. The former concern choices …

Environmental protection efforts commonly make use of two types of government
interventions: command and control policies (C&C) and market-based instruments (MBIs) …