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Short Circuiting Policy
- Interest Groups and the Battle Over Clean Energy and Climate Policy in the American States
- Narrated by: Teri Schnaubelt
- Length: 13 hrs and 5 mins
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Summary
In 1999, Texas passed a landmark clean energy law, beginning a groundswell of new policies that promised to make the US a world leader in renewable energy. As Leah Stokes shows in Short Circuiting Policy, however, that policy did not lead to momentum in Texas, which failed to implement its solar laws or clean up its electricity system. Examining clean energy laws in Texas, Kansas, Arizona, and Ohio over a 30-year time frame, Stokes argues that organized combat between advocate and opponent interest groups is central to explaining why states are not on track to address the climate crisis. She tells the political history of our energy institutions, explaining how fossil fuel companies and electric utilities have promoted climate denial and delay.
Stokes further explains the limits of policy feedback theory, showing the ways that interest groups drive retrenchment through lobbying, public opinion, political parties and the courts. More than a history of renewable energy policy in modern America, Short Circuiting Policy offers a bold new argument about how the policy process works, and why seeming victories can turn into losses when the opposition has enough resources to roll back laws.
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- SteveN
- 06-07-21
Stakeholder Management
This book is a must for those treading any politcal path, in particular within the renewable energy industry. However, be warned there is much detail on political activities 99% of which focuses on the US political system.
That said, the evidence/analysis is an eye-opener and demonstrates the need to manage stakeholders/interest groups with meticulous detail if you intend to push through politcal policies.
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