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Preferences for climate change policies: the role of co-benefits

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Policies mitigating climate change provide a global public good but are also likely to imply local co-benefits where implemented. This may affect citizens' preferences for what policy to implement as well as where to implement it. This aspect remains understudied despite its relevance for international climate negotiations, national policies, and the development of voluntary carbon credit markets. The results of a discrete choice experiment show that citizens in five countries (Denmark, France, Germany, Italy and Spain) have quite similar mean willingness to pay for carbon emission reductions and agree on the ranking of policies targeting different sectors. Specifically, policies targeting renewable energy use, are preferred over policies targeting industrial energy efficiency or carbon sequestration and biomass production in forests. Applying follow-up questions shows that concerns over co-benefits, notably air pollution, is linked to preferences for implementation in the home country. In the absence of co-benefits, citizens are indifferent or prefer policies implemented in other countries.
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hal-04132398 , version 1 (06-07-2023)

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Jens Abildtrup, Jette Bredahl Jacobsen, Suzanne Elizabeth Vedel, Udo Mantau, Robert Mavsar, et al.. Preferences for climate change policies: the role of co-benefits. Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy, In press, 213, pp.1-19. ⟨10.1080/21606544.2023.2223182⟩. ⟨hal-04132398⟩
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