Global Commons, Domestic Decisions: The Comparative Politics of Climate Change

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Index Abatement, 1, 17, 86, 205, 208–210, 214, 215–219, 221–222, 271, 282– 283 costs, 14, 70, 182, 204, 208, 267 (see also Costs: of compliance) policies, 2, 7, 17, 219, 271, 282 programs and measures, 7, 14, 172, 210, 277, 280 Abraham, Spencer, 153 Adaptation, 27, 45, 119, 128, 216, 237, 281 Additionality, 125, 245 Afforestation, 157, 213, 248 Agenda (political), 3–4, 30, 42, 44– 45, 47–50, 76, 118, 140, 150–151, 161, 185, 204–205, 208, 234, 241 domestic, 4, 202, 250 international, 23 setting, 26, 29, 38–39, 46, 141, 143 Agriculture, 39, 185, 218 Aichi, Kazuo, 140 Alaska, 77 Alberta, 174–176, 179, 181, 184, 187 Altai, 126 American Petroleum Institute, 68, 86 Anderson, David, 173, 192 Annex 1 states. See Industrialized countries; Kyoto Protocol Anthropogenic, 1, 28, 85, 109, 111, 119 Apple Computer, 70 Arctic, 112 Arkhangelsk, 126 Asian Development Bank, 246–247 Asia-Pacific Partnership, 87, 204, 244, 251 Aso, Taro, 141–142, 145, 160, 162 Atmosphere, 1, 5, 16, 86, 177, 236 Auken, Svend, 36 Australia, 2–3, 5, 9–10, 12–14, 16, 17, 25, 67, 73, 80, 87, 112, 152, 159, 172, 201–221, 244, 262–272, 277–281, 285 “Australia clause,” 203, 212 Coalition government, 201–211, 213–215, 217, 219–222 emissions, 203, 265–266 Greenhouse Challenge programs, 219 High Court, 210 House of Representatives, 210 Labor government, 202, 206, 209– 211, 215, 216, 220, 221 Mandatory Renewable Energy program, 217, 219 Senate, 210, 215, 221, 272 Australian Democrats. See Political parties Australian Greenhouse Office, 215– 216, 218–219 Australian Greens. See Political parties Australian Industry Greenhouse Network, 207 Australian National Audit Agency, 215 Australian National University, 202 296 Index Austria, 10, 32–33, 36–38, 42, 44, 52, 57 Automobiles. See Transportation Aznar, José Maria, 56 Bali Action Plan, 25 Bali conference (COP 13), 25, 87, 160, 202, 214, 243 Bargaining, 6, 28, 84, 106–107, 270, 275 Baseline, 13, 46, 83, 160, 203, 217– 219 business as usual, 83 of 1990, 13, 160, 217 year, 46, 160 Basket of greenhouse gases, 6, 37, 81 Beckett, Margaret, 42 Beijing, 242, 246 Belgium, 10, 34, 37–38, 44, 57 Berlin conference (COP 1), 47, 211 Berlusconi, Silvio, 32 Binding reduction targets. See Targets Biofuels and biomass, 25, 33, 159 Blair, Tony, 25, 50–51 Bonn conference (COP 6, part 2), 152, 155, 212 Boxer, Barbara, 76, 92 BP, 32–33, 69–70, 268 Brazil, 128, 150 Britain. See United Kingdom British Columbia, 174–175, 187, 271 Brown, Gordon, 54 Brussels, 32, 56 BTU tax. See Taxation Burden sharing, 26, 31, 35–38, 41– 45, 47, 55, 57. See also European Union; Policy instruments Bush, George W., 23, 33–34, 42, 48, 54, 67, 69, 71, 73, 76, 78, 85, 87–90, 93–95, 115–116, 150–151, 153, 179 administration, 94, 139, 151, 243, 245, 263, 280 Business as usual, 13, 37, 45, 68, 81–83, 184, 186, 204, 214, 219 baseline, 83 (see also Baseline) emissions, 171, 182, 201, 203, 213, 218 reductions, 87, 266 trajectory or scenario, 14, 203, 236, 242, 265–267 Business community, 9, 268–269 Canadian, 170–173, 189, 192–194 chambers of commerce, 68, 70, 144, 172 oil industry, 77, 112 US, 68–70, 82, 89, 93 Business Council for a Sustainable Energy Future, 32 Business Environmental Leadership Council, 70 Byrd-Hagel resolution, 79–80, 83–84, 95 California, 76, 88–91, 187, 189, 271, 274–275, 280 “California effect,” 88 Cambridge Economic Policy Associates, 115 Campbell, Gordon, 271 Camp David, 153 Canada, 2–5, 10, 12–14, 16–17, 25, 34, 68, 73, 80–81, 107, 112, 169– 195, 204, 215, 244, 262–271, 273–285 Cabinet, 173, 176, 180–183, 192 Conservative government, 170, 176, 184–186, 193 Crown lands, 174 emissions, 169–170, 182, 187, 195, 281–282 Environment Canada, 182–183 federal-provincial conflict, 174 federal-provincial consensus, 178 Green Plan, 177, 191 “Green Shift,” 188 Harper government, 184, 187, 193– 195 House of Commons, 181 “Made-in-Canada” plan, 184–185, 190 Natural Resources Canada, 182– 183, 193 Index 297 One Tonne Challenge, 184 Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), 182–183, 192 Project Green, 183–184, 186, 191 Senate, 181 “Turning the Corner,” 187, 191 Canadian Alliance Party. See Political parties Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, 172 Canadian Chamber of Commerce, 172 Canadian Council of Chief Executives, 172...