PAD 633 (3-1)

Climate Change PolicymakingStudent’s NameInstitution of AffiliationCourse Name & CodeInstructor’s NameDate Climate Change Policymaking Climate change poses a significant existential threat to humanity. As Yamsrual and Potipituk (2021) explain, climate change poses a severe threat to humanity with far-reaching adverse consequences on the environment, economy, and society if not tackled head-on. For this reason, it is the main focus of my public policy analysis project. With such far-reaching consequences and the complexity of the problem, it is necessary to adopt a multilateral approach encompassing input from experts from different parts of society and various levels of government. The crucial actors involved in the reasons and impacts of global warming are the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Energy (DOE), state environmental departments, and local governments (Bromley-Trujillo & Holman, 2020; Finnegan, 2021). They play a role in formulating and implementing climate-related actions and rules and ensuring that they conform to such policies. Nonetheless, their policies should account for other opinions from diverse quarters or stakeholders to deal with global warming adequately. Apart from the government, other climate policy stakeholders include private business partners in the energy industry, as well as manufacturers and companies in various sectors. Depending on the adopted policies, some businesses can incur extra charges following their operations (Finnegan 2021). Nevertheless, others may achieve more profitability from the government's green energy and clean-tech incentives. In this regard, policy...