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The question:  What could be the use of taking seriously a scenario of the collapse of global climate and civilization, even near term extinction? Especially the views that argue that it's already too late or that changes could help, but probably won't be made. The answer: By responding fully to the scenario, we can meanwhile live more intensely and organize the elements of a society t...

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　　Addressing global warming requires going beyond ordinary politics. Americans – both elites and publics – have been good at “social inventions.” We now need many more of them, globally.

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　　In a Series on American Climate Politics by Guest Blogger Craig K. Comstock, this Post recalls t...

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　　The effects of global warming will be as bad as the effects of a global war. Nevertheless, much science remains too quiet and most politics too calm. Prudent governance remains paralyzed.

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　　In a Series on American Climate Politics by Guest Blogger Craig K. Comstock, this Post reports a lec...

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　　It took military near-catastrophes (still near-secret) to scare Soviet and American elites into ending the Cold War. Limiting climate change will require equally big shocks and big changes.

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　　“It's much easier to kill people with missiles in a foreign country than to undertake any transition in the U.S. economy from fossil fuels to sustainable energy.”

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　　This Post is one in a Series on American Climate Politics by Guest Blogger Craig K. Comstock. This Post explore...

1.一般的环境政治

（1）相关政策领域

气候政治归属于许多政策领域的重叠部分，尤其是环境、能源和经济（EEE）。其他领域为工、农业，国内贸易与对外贸易，以及防卫与外交。因此也有安全问题，包括外部安全与国内安全。

气候在某种程度上是一项环境议题，一些传统的环境分析学应用于此。然而，直接提出气候变化，需要取代美国传统的关于环境的意识形态与组织。

控制气候需要转变对碳能源的使用。为此，美国政治家更喜欢通过补助金与津贴等积极手段，同时也利用指令来增加企业与消费者的成本。

在政治上，遏制气候变化的最可行之...

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AMERICAN  CLIMATE  POLITICS:  A GUIDE  (PART  ONE)

Past, present, and future

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 DIMENSIONS OF POLITICS                           DIMENSIONS OF POSTS

Sectors: Energy, environment, economy        Importance: *****

Level: National                                               Scope: USA only

Period: Short, middle, and long runs              Process: Policy politics

MAIN TOPIC: Climate                  ...