Fighting Climate Change: International Attitudes toward Climate Policies

Antoine Dechezleprêtre, Adrien Fabre (), Tobias Kruse, Bluebery Planterose, Ana Sanchez Chico and Stefanie Stantcheva
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Antoine Dechezleprêtre: CERNA i3 - Centre d'économie industrielle i3 - Mines Paris - PSL (École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris) - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - I3 - Institut interdisciplinaire de l’innovation - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Adrien Fabre: ETH Zürich - Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology [Zürich], CIRED - Centre International de Recherche sur l'Environnement et le Développement - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales - AgroParisTech - Université Paris-Saclay - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - ENPC - École nationale des ponts et chaussées - IP Paris - Institut Polytechnique de Paris
Tobias Kruse: OCDE / OECD - Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Economiques = Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Bluebery Planterose: EU Tax - EU Tax Observatory
Ana Sanchez Chico: OCDE / OECD - Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Economiques = Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Stefanie Stantcheva: Department of Economics, Harvard University - Harvard University, NBER - National Bureau of Economic Research [New York] - NBER - The National Bureau of Economic Research, CEPR - Center for Economic Policy Research

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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 toward 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. (JEL C83, D83, D91, Q54, Q58)

Keywords: experiment; green energy; carbon tax; climate policies; Climate change (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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Published in American Economic Review, 2025, 115 (4), pp.1258-1300. ⟨10.1257/aer.20230501⟩

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DOI: 10.1257/aer.20230501

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