Environmental Politics and Policy (12/1)

the laws and regulations enacted and enforced by government

the process by which individuals and groups try to influence or control policies and actions of government at the local, state, national, and international levels

• identify problem 2. agenda setting 3. enter the policy cycle if lawmakers take interest

house of representatives and senate

president, vice president, president’s cabinet

supreme courts and lower federal courts

judicial branch determines whether agencies have the authority to implement or enforce laws

landmark climate change case (in the netherlands) where the court ruled the government has the legal duty to prevent climate change

strategic lawsuits against public participation (people who criticize businesses are sued in retaliation)

law signed in 1970 that requires federal agencies consider the environmental impacts of their actions. doesn’t forbid agencies from doing environmentally destructive acts, but requires they must publicly announce that they will do so

created under nixon administration, responsible for implementing laws like the clean air and water acts

industry influence on the agencies meant to regulate them

nonprofit status prevents some types of political activities, and they make members aware of environmental politics and rally them into action

international treaty that set legally binding emission reduction targets for industrialized countries to combat global warming

endorsed continuation of Kyoto protocol and recognized challenges climate change

to limit warming to below 2 degrees C above pre industrial levels

landmark UN treaty designed to protect earth’s ozone layer by phasing out ozone depleting substances. was universally ratified