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July 10, 2019Climate PolicyOpen Access

Perceived fairness and public acceptability of carbon pricing: a review of the literature

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SMSara Maestre‐AndrésSDStefan DrewsJBJeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh

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Overview

Review of literature reveals public concerns on fairness impact acceptability of carbon pricing policies.

Key Points

  • This review aims to assess how perceived fairness of carbon pricing affects its public acceptability across different demographics.
  • Reviewed empirical studies examining public perceptions of carbon taxes and cap-and-trade.
  • Analyzed preferences for redistributive uses of revenues from carbon pricing.
  • Identified factors influencing the acceptability of carbon pricing policies.
  • High concern over distributional effects reduces acceptability, especially affecting low-income individuals.
  • Public preference favors environmental projects over compensation for inequitable effects.
  • Understanding carbon pricing mechanisms shifts preferences towards fairer policy outcomes.

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Maestre‐Andrés et al. (2019) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a00d463b124fe581986153bhttps://doi.org/10.1080/14693062.2019.1639490
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