Since President Barack Obama is in office, it seems that environmental policy became an important value in the U.S.-politics. After his election in 2008 — he promised “change” in his campaign — many things truly changed.
Since President Georg W. Bush did not care too much for the environmental policy, his successors in office have a lot of work to do. For instance, Obama has to reduce the CO2-emissions and to support renewable energy projects like solar energy electric power stations to keep up with the rest of the world. However, most of the time, President Obama had to deal with threatening and tough topics as unemployment, health insurance and worldwide terrorism—in his first term as well as in his second one.
This term paper deals with Obama's second term and analyses the steps taken in the environmental politics since his re-election. As an introduction, we will have a closer look at the problems in the U.S.-politics since 2012
Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)
- Preface: Do big problems like terrorism detract from environmental policy?
- Are US-citizens actually interested in green policy?
- Structures of the environmental policy in the USA
- Different official institutions, their competences and resulting collisions
- Overview of varieties of environmental policies
- Selected examples for Obama's environmental policy in his 2nd term
- Initiatives in the energy and climate policy
- Initiatives to protect landscape
- Initiatives to protect animals
- Healthcare-initiatives
- Science and distribution of information
- Problems and challenges
- Conclusion: Obama is going green. Will the U.S. follow?
- No, the U.S. will not follow, if...
- Yes, the U.S. will follow, if...
Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)
This term paper examines President Obama’s second term in office and analyzes the steps taken in environmental politics since his re-election. The paper addresses the challenges of balancing environmental concerns with other pressing issues, such as unemployment, healthcare, and international terrorism.
- The impact of President Obama's environmental policies on US politics
- The challenges of implementing environmental initiatives in the face of other domestic and foreign policy priorities
- The role of different institutions in shaping environmental policy in the USA
- Specific environmental initiatives undertaken by President Obama during his second term
- The potential for the US to follow a green path in the future.
Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)
- Preface: Do big problems like terrorism detract from environmental policy? This chapter introduces the context of President Obama’s second term, highlighting the numerous pressing issues facing the United States, including unemployment, healthcare, and international terrorism. It raises the question of whether these challenges overshadowed environmental policy. The chapter also briefly discusses the environmental record of President Bush and the need for Obama to address climate change and promote renewable energy.
- Structures of the environmental policy in the USA This chapter delves into the institutional framework of environmental policy in the United States, exploring different official institutions, their respective competences, and potential conflicts arising from these overlapping areas of responsibility. It also provides an overview of the various types of environmental policies implemented in the USA.
- Selected examples for Obama's environmental policy in his 2nd term This chapter focuses on specific examples of environmental initiatives undertaken by President Obama during his second term, covering areas such as energy and climate policy, landscape protection, animal protection, healthcare, science, and information dissemination. It also discusses the challenges and problems encountered in implementing these initiatives.
Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)
This term paper delves into the environmental policy of the United States under President Obama's second term. Key topics include environmental policy, climate change, renewable energy, energy and climate policy, landscape protection, animal protection, healthcare, science, and information dissemination. It explores the challenges faced by the US in balancing environmental concerns with other domestic and foreign policy priorities.
- Quote paper
- Thomas Klotz (Author), 2015, What Environmental Initiatives has President Obama Sponsored in his Second Term?, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/333759
