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How America Compares

Part of the book series: How the World Compares ((HWC))

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How America Compares offers data and analysis on an encyclopedic range of social indicators, comparing the United States with 17 other politically stable, economically affluent democracies. Occasionally, there are more global perspectives, but most of the book examines commonalities and contrasts among these advanced democracies. Environmental issues have acquired urgency throughout the world, and this chapter looks at trends in greenhouse emissions, energy use and environmental policies, as well as patterns in bio-diversity and waste management.

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Notes

  1. 1.

    Damian Carrington ‘Humanity has wiped out 60% of animal populations since 1970, report finds’ Guardian 30-10-2018.

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    Robert Glasser ‘The Cascading Impacts of Climate Change’ Australian Outlook July 31, 2018; ‘NASA’s James Hansen: Data proves global warming is causing crazy weather’ Inhabitat July 8 2012.

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    Isobel Thompson ‘Donald Trump still doesn’t believe in climate change’ VF January 29, 2018; Lisa Friedman ‘“I don’t know that it’s man-made,” Trump says of climate change. It is.’ NYT October 15, 2018; Coral Davenport and Lisa Friedman ‘How Trump is ensuring that greenhouse gas emissions will rise’ NYT November 26 2018.

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  1. University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Rodney Tiffen, Anika Gauja, Brendon O’Connor & David Smith

  2. Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Ross Gittins

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Correspondence to Rodney Tiffen .

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Tiffen, R., Gauja, A., O’Connor, B., Gittins, R., Smith, D. (2020). Environment. In: How America Compares. How the World Compares. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9582-6_12

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