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Towards climate justice: how do the most vulnerable weigh environment-economy trade-offs?
- Source :
- Social science research. 50
- Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- The world’s poor are especially vulnerable to environmental disasters, including the adverse consequences of climate change. This creates a challenge for climate justice advocates who seek to ensure that those least responsible for causing climate change do not bear unwanted burdens of mitigation. One way to promote climate justice could be to pay particular attention to the environmental policy preferences of citizens from poorer, lower-emitting countries. This paper examines opinions on environment–economy trade-offs and willingness to make personal financial contributions to protect the environment among residents of 42 developed and developing countries using data from the 2005–2008 World Values Survey, the 2010 Climate Risk Index, and World Bank development indicators. Results reveal that individuals in developing countries are less likely to support policies to prioritize environmental protection over economic growth but are more willing to donate personal income for pro-environmental efforts compared to citizens of more developed nations.
- Subjects :
- Economic growth
Climate justice
Financing, Personal
Sociology and Political Science
Political economy of climate change
Climate risk
Climate Change
Developed Countries
Vulnerability
Developing country
Climate change
Vulnerable Populations
Education
Personal income
Social Justice
Development economics
Humans
World Values Survey
Business
Developing Countries
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 10960317
- Volume :
- 50
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Social science research
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....24df90d703cf059f3484380dbcbe25b0