Climate change and the implementation of climate-energy policies remains highly contentious in the United States. Prior research makes clear that the way polices are “framed” powerfully shapes how they are conceptualized. This article explores framing dynamics within a 2015–2016 case of subfederal climate-energy policy conflict in the state of Illinois, which culminated with the passage of the Future Energy Jobs Act: legislation that contained significant environmental initiatives. I investigate this episode through a process tracing case study, incorporating qualitative content analysis and semi-structured interviews with stakeholders. Results suggest that stakeholders strategically framed their policies in terms of economic benefits, and other aspects of a policy's design, as opposed to focusing on climate change or climate science. In this way, Illinois was able to pass a comprehensive climate-energy policy with bipartisan support—an outcome infrequently seen in other states around the country.

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政策或科学信息？地方气候变化冲突案例中的战略框架

气候变化和气候能源政策的实施在美国仍然存在很大争议。先前的研究表明，政策的“框架”方式有力地塑造了它们的概念化方式。本文探讨了 2015 年至 2016 年伊利诺伊州次联邦气候能源政策冲突案例中的框架动态，最终通过了《未来能源就业法案》：包含重大环境举措的立法。我通过一个过程追踪案例研究来调查这一事件，结合定性内容分析和与利益相关者的半结构化访谈。结果表明，利益相关者根据经济效益和政策设计的其他方面来战略性地制定政策，而不是关注气候变化或气候科学。