Public Perceptions of Climate Mitigation Policies: Evidence from Cross-Country Surveys

Era Dabla-Norris, Thomas Helbling, Salma Khalid, Hibah Khan, Giacomo Magistretti, Alexandre Sollaci and Krishna Srinivasan

No 2023/002, IMF Staff Discussion Notes from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: Building public support for climate mitigation is a key prerequisite to making meaningful strides toward implementing climate mitigation policies and achieving decarbonization. Using nationally representative individual-level surveys for 28 countries, this note sheds light on the individual characteristics and beliefs associated with climate risk perceptions and preferences for climate policies.

Keywords: Climate change; climate policies; carbon tax; perceptions; survey; climate mitigation policy; policy efficacy; policy implication; era Dabla-Norris; policy support; Climate policy; Greenhouse gas emissions; Global; Europe; Asia and Pacific; Western Hemisphere (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 33
Date: 2023-02-09
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