Fighting Climate Change: International Attitudes Toward Climate Policies

Antoine Dechezleprêtre, Adrien Fabre, Tobias Kruse, Bluebery Planterose, Ana Sanchez Chico and Stefanie Stantcheva
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Antoine Dechezleprêtre

No 17602, CEPR Discussion Papers from Centre for Economic Policy Research

Abstract: This paper explores global perceptions and understanding of climate change and policies, examining factors that influence support for climate action and the impact of different types of information. We conduct large-scale surveys with 40,000 respondents from 20 countries, providing new international data on attitudes towards climate change and respondents’ socioeconomic backgrounds and lifestyles. We identify three key perceptions affecting policy support: perceived effectiveness of policies in reducing emissions, their impact on low-income households, and their effect on respondents’ households (self-interest). Educational videos clarifying policy mechanisms increase support for climate policies; those merely highlighting climate change’s impacts do not.

Keywords: Experiment; Climate change; Survey; Perceptions; Carbon tax; Climate policies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D78 H23 P48 Q54 Q58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022-10
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Working Paper: Fighting climate change: international attitudes towards climate policies (2022)
Working Paper: Fighting Climate Change: International Attitudes Toward Climate Policies (2022)
Working Paper: Fighting climate change: International attitudes toward climate policies (2022)
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