Brookings: Experts - Barry Rabe

Greenhouse Governance : Addressing Climate Change in America

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Greenhouse Governance features a number of America's preeminent public policy scholars, examining some aspect of governance and climate change.

The Complexities of Carbon Cap-and-Trade Policies: Early Lessons from the States

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Trading of emissions under a cap-and-trade regime has received prominent attention as a possible approach to reducing the carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to climate change. On September 25, one regional cap-and-trade program, involving ten Northeastern states, has already begun operation through an initial auctioning of carbon allowances. This poses many important issues of federalism, writes Barry Rabe, as the federal government begins to play catchup with states and will have to give thought to sorting out federal and state responsibilities.

The Climate of Opinion: State Views on Climate Change and Policy Options

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The 2008 presidential race may be the first in which the candidates’ positions on climate change have some influence on electoral outcome. Barry Rabe and Christopher Borick examine public attitudes toward climate change, with particular emphasis on policy options, including how to design and implement policies with states that have very different levels of capacity and patterns of emissions growth.

A Reason to Believe: Examining the Factors that Determine Americans’ Views on Global Warming

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

During the past two years, public perceptions of global warming have shifted significantly in the U.S. In the first of a two-part series, Barry Rabe and Christopher Borick examine the factors that drive individual views on global warming.

Beyond NIMBY: Hazardous Waste Siting in Canada and the United States

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:53:05 GMT

Statehouse and Greenhouse: The Emerging Politics of American Climate Change Policy

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:51:45 GMT

Can Congress Govern the Climate?

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Barry Rabe highlights particular policy and governance challenges for any congressional attempt to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and offers starting points for the 110th Congress to begin constructive deliberation.

What Will it Cost to Fight Global Warming?

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Interview with Barry Rabe; NPR's Talk of the Nation (2/22/07)

Second Generation Climate Policies in the American States: Proliferation, Diffusion, and Regionalization

Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT

In this Issues in Governance Studies paper, Barry Rabe examines the historic role of American states in national policy development and particular drivers that seem pivotal in the climate case.

Statehouse and Greenhouse : The Emerging Politics of American Climate Change Policy

Wed, 11 Feb 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Recipient of the 2005 Lynton Keith Caldwell prize for the best book on environmental politics and policy.

Statehouse and Greenhouse examines the surprising evolution of state-level government policies on global climate change. Environmental p

Beyond NIMBY : Hazardous Waste Siting in Canada and the United States

Fri, 04 Nov 1994 00:00:00 GMT

This volume examines positive alternatives to prevailing approaches to siting and the familiar NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) outcomes. In particular, it shows that certain siting strategies in Canadien provinces and American states have created success