How would one characterize the current state of climate and energy politics in the United States? Overall, is the US playing a more 'constructive' or 'destructive' role in facilitating a global sustainable ecological and political transformation? Who are some of the most important actors and/or interest groups that are shaping the US's performance on these issues? What are some of the most important or defining institutions or policies that define the US's performance on climate and energy? Identify and analyze at least two of each (actors/interest groups, institutions/policies)