Comparative Energy Transition Policy: How Exposure, Policy Vulnerability and Trust Affect Popular Acceptance of Policy Expansion

This article examines how exposure to energy transition and climate policy vulnerability influence popular support for more ambitious climate policy. Moreover, it explores whether this relationship depends on a person's generalized and political trust. Comparing data from surveys in Germany and...

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Published in:Journal of comparative policy analysis 2024-07, Vol.26 (3-4), p.283-302
Main Authors: Schaffer, Lena Maria, Magyar, Zsuzsanna B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ambition
Climate policy
comparative
Energy policy
generalized trust
policy exposure
political trust
Public opinion
subjective exposure
Vulnerability
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Summary:This article examines how exposure to energy transition and climate policy vulnerability influence popular support for more ambitious climate policy. Moreover, it explores whether this relationship depends on a person's generalized and political trust. Comparing data from surveys in Germany and Switzerland, the findings reveal that perceived exposure to energy transition positively influences climate policy support, while individual climate policy vulnerability decreases it. For individuals with higher levels of trust, exposure helps enhance the positive effect (subjective exposure) or dampen the negative effect (policy vulnerability). These results underscore the importance of incorporating trust and subjective perceptions into climate policy frameworks.
ISSN:1387-6988
1572-5448
DOI:10.1080/13876988.2024.2331166