we discuss with Hugh Atkinson the central position of the USA in tackling climate change and whether they will become a part of the solution or remain a part of the problem.

2. A big part of the problem but a big part of the
solution

4. Some recent evidence

5. The Bad Guy
Partisan Politics
Climate Change Denial

6.  Substantive Impact?
 Policy Symbolism?

7. New Energy
for America
Plan 2009
Blue Print for a
Secure Energy
Future 2011
State of the
Union 2013
The Clean
Power Plan
COP21

8.  Can Democracy tackle climate change?

9. Politics
The
Media
Political
Culture

10. Lobbyists Obama
Nature of
Climate
Change

11. A New
American
Dream
Policy
Saliency
American
Dynamism