New FIIA Publication: Donald Trump’s Climate Change Policy
Vihma Antto
Dear Colleagues,
With apologies for the self-promotion:
We just published a peer-reviewed overview of Donald Trump’s climate policy, its domestic cultural and political context, and the implications for international climate cooperation.
Michael Mehling & Antto Vihma
Mourning for America: Donald Trump’s Climate Change Policy
http://www.fiia.fi/en/publication/713/mourning_for_america/
Given this week’s steps to roll back the previous administration’s Clean Power Plan, as well as the upcoming COP-23 climate summit next month in Bonn, our text may offer a timely overview of the affected issues for students.
We cover a wide variety of aspects, including:
- constitutional checks and balances, the scope of federal powers, and the role of the judiciary;
- the historical and ideological roots of Donald Trump’s populist politics; and
- international implications to the announced withdrawal from the Paris Agreement.
Best wishes,
Antto
Dr Antto VIHMA
Senior Research Fellow
Adjunct Professor (Docent)
The Finnish Institute of International Affairs
http://www.fiia.fi/en/expert/90/