Public Perceptions of Climate Mitigation Policies: Evidence from Cross-Country Surveys

By Era Dabla-Norris, Thomas Helbling, Salma Khalid, Hibah Khan, Giacomo Magistretti, Alexandre Sollaci, Krishna Srinivasan

February 9, 2023

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Era Dabla-Norris, Thomas Helbling, Salma Khalid, Hibah Khan, Giacomo Magistretti, Alexandre Sollaci, and Krishna Srinivasan. Public Perceptions of Climate Mitigation Policies: Evidence from Cross-Country Surveys, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2023) accessed September 20, 2024

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Summary

Building public support for climate mitigation is a key prerequisite to making meaningful strides toward implementing climate mitigation policies and achieving decarbonization. Using nationally representative individual-level surveys for 28 countries, this note sheds light on the individual characteristics and beliefs associated with climate risk perceptions and preferences for climate policies.

Subject: Economic sectors, Financial crises

Keywords: Carbon tax, Climate change, Climate policies, Perceptions, Survey

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33
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Staff Discussion Notes No. 2023/002
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SDNEA2023002
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9798400229756
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2617-6750

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