Earth in the Balance?
Earth in the Balance? Environmental Politics and US American Elections
Environmental issues have never loomed large in U.S. presidential elections; the latter, though, often have a considerable impact on environ-mental issues both domestic and global. This holds particularly true in 2024. While public debates focus on inflation, immigration, and abortion rights, the most consequential question may be whether the U.S. stays on the path charted by the 2022 “Inflation Reduction Act” which directs vast public funds towards carbon-neutrality and puts the country at the forefront of global efforts to tackle climate change. In this talk, Dr. Bergthaller will discuss what is at stake for the environment in the 2024 presi-dential election and reconsider U.S. climate policy since the Clinton era.
Environmental issues have never loomed large in U.S. presidential elections; the latter, though, often have a considerable impact on environ-mental issues both domestic and global. This holds particularly true in 2024. While public debates focus on inflation, immigration, and abortion rights, the most consequential question may be whether the U.S. stays on the path charted by the 2022 “Inflation Reduction Act” which directs vast public funds towards carbon-neutrality and puts the country at the forefront of global efforts to tackle climate change. In this talk, Dr. Bergthaller will discuss what is at stake for the environment in the 2024 presi-dential election and reconsider U.S. climate policy since the Clinton era.
Time
Tuesday, 02.07.24 - 06:00 PM
- 08:00 PM
Topic
Earth in the Balance? Environmental Politics and US American Elections
Speaker
Dr. Hannes Bergthaller, National Taiwan Normal University, Taichung
Target groups
Students
Researchers
All interested
Location
IAAK, Rabinstr. 8, 53111 Bonn
Room
SR 8
Reservation
not required
Additional Information
Organizer
North American Studies Program, AmerikaHaus NRW e. V., Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, Deutsch-Kanadische Gesellschaft e. V.
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