Does declaring a climate emergency impact consumer behavior? Evidence from the German electric car market

Wolfgang Maennig and Niklas Rohde ()
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Niklas Rohde: Chair for Economic Policy, University of Hamburg

No 82, Working Papers from Chair for Economic Policy, University of Hamburg

Abstract: Effects of climate emergency declarations (CEDs) have been reported in multiple cases; this is the first paper to test their potential economic impacts on the market share of electric vehicles (EVs). We use panel data on German CEDs at the district level from 2015 to 2023, employ a difference-in-differences (DiD) approach, and find that compared with districts lacking CEDs, districts with CEDs do not demonstrate significant disparities in EV registrations. We do not find evidence that climate emergencies motivate more environmentally friendly consumption.

Keywords: Climate Emergency; Electric Vehicles; Transport; Local Climate Plans (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C33 Q58 R5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 40 pages
Date: 2025-09-01
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Published in Hamburg Contemporary Economic Discussions, Issue 82, 2025

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