Rachel M. Krause

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How US cities dropped climate protection commitments in response to mainstream political opposition and programmatic stagnation

How US cities dropped climate protection commitments in response to mainstream political opposition and programmatic stagnation

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In 2005, after Congress failed to ratify the Kyoto Protocol, many American cities stepped up their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. However, by 2012, these efforts had fallen off, only two years after their peak. In new research, Rachel Krause writes that many cities decided to abandon their climate protection commitments because of the influence of mainstream political […]

August 13th, 2015|Environment, Rachel M. Krause, Urban, rural and regional policies|1 Comment|

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Cities are sustainability leaders in the U.S. but there is little understanding about how to best administer these local efforts

Cities are sustainability leaders in the U.S. but there is little understanding about how to best administer these local efforts

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Despite the often loud rhetoric of those who are opposed to measures to mitigate climate change and sustainability in general, almost 65 percent of America’s large cities have put in place explicit sustainability initiatives. How and where sustainability is administered within a city’s bureaucracy is important as it can affect its functioning and performance. In new research which analyzes […]

November 13th, 2014|Environment, Rachel M. Krause, Urban, rural and regional policies|1 Comment|

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