Does the American Public Support Legislation to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9684972 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jon A Krosnick (0000-0003-0336-1613, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, corresponding author), Bo Macinnis (BO MacINNIS is a Visiting Scholar in the Department of Communication at Stanford University.) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 142 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 26-39 |
| Publication date | 2013-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Daedalus (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0011-5266 • E-ISSN: 1548-6192 |
| Publisher | MIT Press - Journals (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1162/daed_a_00183 |
| OpenAlex | W2090773220 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
Despite efforts by some congressional legislators to pass laws to limit greenhouse gas emissions and reduce the use of fossil fuels, no such laws have yet been adopted. Is this failure to pass new laws attributable to a lack of public desire for such legislation? Data from national surveys support two answers to this question. First, large majorities of Americans have endorsed a variety of policies designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; second, policy support has been consistent across years and across scopes and types of policies. Popular policies include fuel economy and energy-efficiency standards, mandated use of renewable sources, and limitations on emissions by utilities and by businesses more generally. Support for policies has been price sensitive, and the American public appears to have been willing to pay enough money for these purposes to cover their costs. Consistent with these policy endorsements, surveys show that large majorities of Americans believe that global warming has been happening, that it is attributable to human activity, and that future warming will be a threat if unaddressed. Not surprisingly, these beliefs appear to have been important drivers of public support for policies designed to reform energy generation and use. Thus, it seems inappropriate to attribute lack of legislation to lack of public support in these arenas
Business · Climate change · Economic growth · Economics · Energy policy · Fossil fuel · Global warming · Greenhouse gas · Legislation · Natural resource economics · Political science · Public economics · Public policy · Public support · Renewable energy · Variety (cybernetics · Climate Change Policy and Economics · Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies · Engineering · Law · Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
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| Unique citing works | 15 |
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| Citations per year | 1,25 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |