Why are Scientific Forecasts Regarding Climate Change Unable to Trigger its Mitigation?
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2022-11
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Despite years of scientific reporting regarding climate change, public acceptance of economic regulations is still limited. Why scientific forecasts regarding climate change fail to trigger public willingness for the appropriate mitigation is still a highly debated question. This paper surveys the economic literature on environmental information transmission in search of an explanatory mechanism for this paradox. Combining empirical results with existing theoretical mechanisms, we argue that failure in information transmission naturally arises from the strategic setting in which scientific authorities and citizens find themselves in.
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37 (2)
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205 - 222
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Revue Française d’Économie
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03877 - Bommier, Antoine / Bommier, Antoine