Carbon tax acceptability with information provision and mixed revenue uses
Maestre Andrés, Sara (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals)
Drews, Stefan (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals)
Savin, Ivan (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals)
van den Bergh, Jeroen C. J. M (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals)

Date:	2021
Abstract:	Public acceptability of carbon taxation depends on its revenue use. Which single or mixed revenue use is most appropriate, and which perceptions of policy effectiveness and fairness explain this, remains unclear. It is, moreover, uncertain how people's prior knowledge about carbon taxation affects policy acceptability. Here we conduct a survey experiment to test how distinct revenue uses, prior knowledge, and information provision about the functioning of carbon taxation affect policy perceptions and acceptability. We show that spending revenues on climate projects maximises acceptability as well as perceived fairness and effectiveness. A mix of different revenue uses is also popular, notably compensating low-income households and funding climate projects. In addition, we find that providing information about carbon taxation increases acceptability for unspecified revenue use and for people with more prior tax knowledge. Furthermore, policy acceptability is more strongly related to perceived fairness than to perceived effectiveness.
Grants:	European Commission 741087
Note:	Unidad de excelencia María de Maeztu CEX2019-000940-M
Note:	Altres ajuts: RecerCaixa 2016 project titled "Understanding Societal Views on Carbon Pricing"
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Climate-change policy ; Psychology and behaviour ; SDG 13 - Climate Action
Published in:	Nature communications, Vol. 12 (December 2021) , art. 7017, ISSN 2041-1723

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-27380-8
PMID: 34857763

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