U.S. Climate Policy: Obama, Trump, and Beyond

Authors

  • Daniel Farber University of California

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4013/rechtd.2018.102.01

Abstract

Since taking office, President Trump has worked hard to undo President Obama’s climate initiatives. Trump has announced an intention to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, and his appointees at the Environmental Protection Agency have begun proceedings to undo major climate-related regulations. At each point, Trump’s policies have encountered resistance from state and local governments, courts, and major corporations. In particular, governments in many states such as California have increased their commitments to addressing climate change. Even the current Republican majority in both houses of Congress, which has generally been loyal to Trump, has shown some significant flashes of independence. The courts have shown themselves willing to be quite. In short, Trump has already damaged U.S. climate efforts and will continue to do so, but the U.S. will nevertheless continue to make progress in some areas.

Keywords: environment law, climate policies, Paris Agreement.

Author Biography

Daniel Farber, University of California

Sho Sato Professor of Law. University of California, Berkeley.

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Published

2018-10-31

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Vol. 10 No. 2 (2018): May/August

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