Contributions of 2019 Global Climate Movements to Environmental Discussions in US Congress

1. Identification of Data Source

1.1. Primary Sources

1.1.1. Congressional Publication:

1.1.1.1. Federal United States House Of Representatives. (2019, 7 February). The Green New Deal Resolution. (116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 109 ). Retrieved from https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hres109/BILLS-116hres109ih.pdf

1.1.2. Podcast Interview:

1.1.2.1. Mirsky, S. (Host), Schwartz, J. (Interviewer), Maria Neira & Agnès Soucat (Interviewee), (2019, October 2). Talking Health and Energy at U.N. Climate Action Summit [Audio podcast]. Retrieved from Talking Health and Energy at U.N. Climate Action Summit

1.1.3. Journals:

1.1.3.1. Dauvergne, P., & Clapp, J. (2016). Researching Global Environmental Politics in the 21st Century. Global Environmental Politics, 16(1), 1–12. doi: 10.1162/glep_e_00333

1.2. Secondary Sources

1.2.1. Articles:

1.2.1.1. Worland, J. (2019, March 21). The Green New Deal Forces Politicians to Talk Climate Change. Retrieved from How the Green New Deal Is Forcing Politicians to Finally Address Climate Change

1.2.1.2. Funk, C., & Hefferon, M. (2019, December 30). U.S. Public Views on Climate and Energy. Retrieved from U.S. Public Views on Climate and Energy

1.2.2. Books:

1.2.2.1. Carter, N. (2018). The Politics of the Environment: Ideas, Activism, Policy (3rd ed.). Cambridge, United Kingdom, NY: Cambridge University Press.

1.2.2.2. Rifkin, J. (2020). The green new deal: why the fossil fuel civilization will collapse by 2028, and the bold economic plan to save life on Earth. New York: Griffin.

2. Research Area

2.1. The research topic considers all geo-political, scientific, social and economic views tied to environmental discussions in US politics.

2.2. The research will explore partisan divide, environmental advocacy, economic solution, the Green New Deal, etc.

2.3. The research topic will discuss the sucessive efforts of global climate movements to the pivotal 2019 Global Climate Strike, triggering further Climate Action and The Green New Deal.

3. Methods

3.1. The method of data collection varies by the data source. The books mostly describe the relation between variables (Correlational Method).

3.2. The podcast interview is mostly descriptive of the variables and condition being discussed (Descriptive/Correlational Method).

3.3. The data-based information gathered from the journals and scientifc articles are near experimental methods, as they undergo a process of hypothesis to experimental study of democrat and republican samples.

4. Research Question

4.1. How has the Global Advocacy Movements in 2019 Contributed to Social, Scientific and Geo-Political Factors in Environmental Discussions within The United States Congress? (Main)

4.2. Which political senators from the Democrat and Republican parties involved in environmental discussions? (Sub)

4.3. What differentiates Democrat and Republican views on environmental discussions in terms of climate action? (Sub)