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What are the Determinants of Public Support for Climate Policies? A Review of the Empirical Literature

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  • Bumann Silke

    (Faculty of Economics & Social Sciences, Helmut Schmidt University, Holstenhofweg 85, 22043 Hamburg, Germany)

Abstract

Climate change is one of the most challenging problems of our times. To be effective, climate policies need to receive citizens’ approval. The objective of this article is to examine both the extent of individuals’ support for different climate policies and key determinants of policy support. To this end, an overview of the related empirical literature is provided. The article shows that the empirical literature on public climate policy support is very diverse in terms of concepts, measures of policy support and empirical approaches. Moreover, the bulk of the existing empirical literature has a strong U.S. focus. The article concludes that public support for climate policies is rather a matter of climate change beliefs and party identification, and not primarily a question of socio-demographic background. The article also offers suggestions for future research as well as policy recommendations.

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  • Bumann Silke, 2021. "What are the Determinants of Public Support for Climate Policies? A Review of the Empirical Literature," Review of Economics, De Gruyter, vol. 72(3), pages 213-228, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:lus:reveco:v:72:y:2021:i:3:p:213-228:n:4
    DOI: 10.1515/roe-2021-0046
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    Keywords

    climate change; climate policy; policy support; public opinion; public good; literature survey;
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    JEL classification:

    • 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
    • H41 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - Public Goods

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