Public Support for Climate Change Mitigation Policies: A Cross Country Survey

49 Pages Posted: 2 Nov 2023

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Era Dabla-Norris

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Salma Khalid

International Monetary Fund (IMF) - Fiscal Affairs Department

Giacomo Magistretti

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Alexandre Sollaci

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Abstract

Building public support for climate mitigation is a key prerequisite to making meaningful strides toward decarbonization and achieving net-zero emissions. Using nationally representative, individual-level surveys for 28 countries, this paper identifies the current levels and drivers of support for climate mitigation policies. Controlling for individual characteristics, we find that pre-existing beliefs about policy efficacy, perceived costs and co-benefits (e.g., cleaner air), and the degree of policy progressivity are important drivers of support for carbon pricing policies. The knowledge gap about climate mitigation policies can be large, but randomized information experiments show that support increases (decreases) after individuals are introduced to new information on the benefits (potential costs) of such policies.

Keywords: Climate mitigation policies, survey, experiments

JEL Classification: F31, E26

Suggested Citation

Dabla-Norris, Era and Khalid, Salma and Magistretti, Giacomo and Sollaci, Alexandre, Public Support for Climate Change Mitigation Policies: A Cross Country Survey. IMF Working Paper No. 2023/223, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4619841 or http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9798400258121.001

Era Dabla-Norris (Contact Author)

International Monetary Fund (IMF) ( email )

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Salma Khalid

International Monetary Fund (IMF) - Fiscal Affairs Department ( email )

700 19th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20431
United States

Giacomo Magistretti

International Monetary Fund (IMF) ( email )

700 19th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20431
United States

Alexandre Sollaci

International Monetary Fund (IMF) ( email )

700 19th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20431
United States

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