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French Attitudes over Climate Change and Climate Policies

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  • Thomas Douenne

    (Paris School of Economics, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne)

  • Adrien Fabre

    (Paris School of Economics, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne)

Abstract

This paper aims to assess the prospects for French climate policies after the Yellow Vests crisis halted the planned increase in the carbon tax. From a large representative survey, we elicit knowledge, perceptions and values over climate change, we examine opinions relative to carbon taxation, and we assess support for other climate policies. Specific attention is given to the link between perceptions of climate change and attitudes towards policies. The paper also studies in details the determinants of attitudes in terms of political and socio-demographic variables. Among many results, we find limited knowledge but high concern for climate change. We also document a large rejection of the carbon tax but majority support for stricter norms and green investments, and reveal the rationales behind these preferences. Our study entails policy recommendations, such as an information campaign on climate change. Indeed, we find that climate awareness increases support for climate policies but no evidence for the formation of opinions through partisan cues as in the US, suggesting that better access to science could foster support for the ecology.

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  • Thomas Douenne & Adrien Fabre, 2019. "French Attitudes over Climate Change and Climate Policies," Policy Papers 2019.06, FAERE - French Association of Environmental and Resource Economists.
  • Handle: RePEc:fae:ppaper:2019.06
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    Keywords

    Climate Policy; Carbon tax; Preferences; Acceptability; France;
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    JEL classification:

    • D78 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Positive Analysis of Policy Formulation and Implementation
    • H23 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Externalities; Redistributive Effects; Environmental Taxes and Subsidies
    • Q54 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Climate; Natural Disasters and their Management; Global Warming
    • Q58 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environmental Economics: Government Policy

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