DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2017.1409189
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-85038358980
论文题名: Do perceptions of international climate policy stimulate or discourage voluntary climate protection activities? A study of German and US households
作者: Schleich J ; , Schwirplies C ; , Ziegler A
刊名: Climate Policy
ISSN: 1469-3062
EISSN: 1752-7457
出版年: 2018
卷: 18, 期: 5 起始页码: 568
结束页码: 580
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Climate policy
; econometric analysis
; energy efficiency
; public good
; voluntary contribution
Scopus学科分类: nvironmental Science: General Environmental Science
; Earth and Planetary Sciences: Atmospheric Science
英文摘要: From a theoretical perspective, the effect of international climate policy on individual willingness to take up climate protection efforts is ambiguous. An effective international climate policy may motivate individuals to increase their voluntary efforts to mitigate global warming (crowding-in). However, if individuals perceive international climate policy to be effective, they may decide to scale back their own voluntary climate protection activities (crowding-out). Relying on data from representative household samples from Germany and the US, this article empirically explores the relation between individual perceptions of climate policy and their planned adoption of six climate protection activities. It also tests the effects of a ‘warm glow’ motivation and whether this effect varies with the perceived effectiveness of international climate policy. The econometric analyses provide suggestive evidence that higher perceived justification and effectiveness of international climate policy crowd in voluntary individual climate protection activities in the US and Germany. In both countries, these activities are also positively related to the warm glow indicator, confirming that feelings which go beyond pure altruism help explain individual voluntary climate protection efforts. For the German (but not the US) sample, the effect of warm glow is stronger when international climate policy is believed to be ineffective. Key policy insights More effective international climate policy is expected to spur additional voluntary climate protection activities by individuals. Enhancing people’s trust in the outcomes of international climate policy likely raises their engagement in voluntary actions. In some cases, policy failure may be somewhat compensated for by greater individual action, motivated by warm glow. © 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/80140
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作者单位: Grenoble Ecole de Management, Grenoble, France; Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research, Karlsruhe, Germany; Department of Economics, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; Department of Economics, University of Kassel, Kassel, Germany
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Schleich J,, Schwirplies C,, Ziegler A. Do perceptions of international climate policy stimulate or discourage voluntary climate protection activities? A study of German and US households[J]. Climate Policy,2018-01-01,18(5)