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Fighting climate change: international attitudes toward climate policies

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  • Dechezlepretre, Antoine
  • Fabre, Adrien
  • Kruse, Tobias
  • Planterose, Bluebery
  • Sanchez Chico, Ana
  • Stantcheva, Stefanie

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.

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  • Dechezlepretre, Antoine & Fabre, Adrien & Kruse, Tobias & Planterose, Bluebery & Sanchez Chico, Ana & Stantcheva, Stefanie, 2025. "Fighting climate change: international attitudes toward climate policies," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 127870, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    • Handle: RePEc:ehl:lserod:127870
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    JEL classification:

    • C80 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - General
    • D83 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief; Unawareness
    • D91 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
    • 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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