Huisma, Roeli (2023) Fairness in Climate Cost Allocation: Exploring Public Support and Implications for Policy Design. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Climate cost allocation is a recent and essential topic in climate change debates. Considering public support in decision-making for policies regarding cost allocation will enhance public support, and by extension policy adherence. This research focuses on the underlying mechanisms behind public policy support for climate cost allocation, aiming to answer the question: How do perceived consequences and perceived responsibility relate to public policy support of climate cost allocation? Two fairness principles proposed by Kanne and Theelen (2022) were considered. A survey was used to gather the data for the independent variables perceived consequences (PC) and perceived responsibility, and the dependent variable policy support. The results show that more negative PC is related to the lower support of both principles. Furthermore, higher perceived responsibility relates to higher support for both principles. Therefore, the more someone feels they should do something to help the climate, the more likely they are to accept climate cost allocation policies, regardless of the underlying principle. Lastly, there was no evidence of an interaction effect between PC and perceived responsibility. Further research could establish whether there exists a causal link between the variables in this model. Policymakers could use these findings for strategies enhancing public policy support. Strategies might include reframing policies to emphasize personal benefits or enhancing perceived responsibility. However, reframing policies to emphasize personal benefits should be avoided in populations with high perceived responsibility. Keywords: Public support, Climate cost allocation, Perceived consequences, Perceived responsibility, Fairness principles
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Lee, C.Y. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Jul 2023 07:17 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Jul 2023 07:17 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/2487 |
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