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Climate Change Policymaking in the States: A View at 2020

Bromley-Trujillo, Rebecca, Holman, Mirya R·2020·Publius: The Journal of Federalism
DOI 10.1093/publius/pjaa008
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Climate change policymaking has stalled at the federal level in the United States, especially since Donald Trump’s election as president. Concurrently, extreme weather, rising sea levels, and other climatic effects have increased the salience of climate change in the mass public and among elected officials. In response, legislators in state governments increasingly introduce and adopt policies associated with climate change. In this article, we evaluate the state of climate change policymaking in state legislatures, with a focus on overall trends in climate mitigation and adaptation innovation and cases of policy retrenchment. We document an increased level of climate legislation introduced in U.S. states since President Trump’s election, particularly in states under Democratic Party control. We evaluate patterns of introduced legislation across the states between 2011 and 2019 and consider the factors associated with bill sponsorship. Our results demonstrate the increased partisan nature of climate change policymaking in U.S. states.

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  • Bromley-Trujillio et al. found that as the public becomes more concerned about the dangers posed by climate change, more states begin to respond.

    “However, Bromley-Trujillio et al. (11) found that, as the public becomes more concerned about the dangers posed by climate change, more states begin to respond.”

    From A framework for localizing global climate solutions and their carbon reduction potential (2021) · cites this paper as [11]

  • In the United States, subnational climate commitments have formed in the absence of coordinated federal climate policy.

    “In the United States, subnational climate commitments have formed in the absence of coordinated federal climate policy (5).”

    From A framework for localizing global climate solutions and their carbon reduction potential (2021) · cites this paper as [5]

  • States with Democratic governors and state legislative majorities have tended to adopt climate goals and emulate climate policies of states with similar political leadership.

    “To date, states with Democratic governors and state legislative majorities have tended to adopt climate goals and emulate climate policies of states with similar political leadership (11).”

    From A framework for localizing global climate solutions and their carbon reduction potential (2021) · cites this paper as [11]

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Authors
Bromley-Trujillo, R., & Holman, M. R.
Affiliations
  • Christopher Newport University
  • Tulane University (US)
Corresponding author
Holman, Mirya R
ORCID
Holman, Mirya R
Venue
Publius: The Journal of Federalism
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
2020
Volume
50
Issue
3
Pages
446-472
ISSN
  • 0048-5950 (ISSN-L)
  • 1747-7107
DOI
10.1093/publius/pjaa008
OpenAlex
W3021775567
Cited by
51
References
55
Citations by year
2026: 8 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 2
FWCI
6.16
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model (vor)
Locations
Publius The Journal of Federalism (publishedVersion)
Funders
Newcomb Institute at Tulane University
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Climate Change Policy and Economics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Climate Change Communication and Perception
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
Keywords
state legislatures, climate legislation, climate change mitigation, climate change adaptation, policy retrenchment, partisanship, bill sponsorship, democratic state, federal climate policy, Trump administration

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