Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
JOURNAL OF MEHMET AKIF ERSOY UNIVERSITY ECONOMICS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES FACULTY, cilt.6, sa.2, ss.523-543, 2019 (ESCI)
The United States (US), as the world's largest economy and the second largest greenhouse gas emitter, is one of the most significant actors of global climate change process. In 2001, President George W. Bush announced the withdrawal of the US from the Kyoto Protocol which led to a setback in the international mitigation process. On the other hand, President Obama who took office in January 2009 has increasingly involved in climate change adaptation and mitigation activities on both national and international levels. The Paris Agreement, signed by 175 states on 2016 Earth Day, represented the beginning of a new era in international climate negotiations and the US eagerly announced its willingness to lead in the coming years. However, with the election of Donald J. Trump in November 2016, the role of the US in international climate mitigation and adaptation negotiations was shifted once more. This study aims to analyze and compare the climate change rhetoric and policies of Obama and Trump, discussing their administrations' respective climate commitments or denial.