Religiosity and climate change policies

Swati Sharma, James Ang and Per Fredriksson

Energy Economics, 2021, vol. 101, issue C

Abstract: National climate change policies vary considerably across countries. This study explores how a country's adoption of climate change policies is influenced by its population's level of religiosity. We update and extend an existing cross-country index of climate change policy stringency. The cross-country analysis suggests that countries with populations exhibiting greater religious fervor tend to adopt less stringent climate change policies. Our findings shed new light on how a cultural dimension affects contemporary policy outcomes and may help policymakers identify obstacles to climate change policies.

Keywords: Climate change; Environment; Policy; International cooperation; Religion; Culture (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: K23 Q58 Z12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2021.105414

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