Does effective climate policy require well-informed citizen support?

摘要: Abstract Citizen support for climate policies is typically seen as an important criterion in policy making. Some studies of assume that a significant number citizens need to be aware the question and able provide informed opinions. In this study, we probe assumption using web-based survey residents Canadian province British Columbia (n = 475) by assessing: (1) citizen awareness knowledge policies, (2) different (3) relationship between support, (4) effect information provision on support. Our main finding most respondents are not any Columbia's have little understanding potential these reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Once they made types more likely express regulations, such zero-emissions electricity standard energy efficiency less carbon tax. Statistical analysis indicates associated with higher Furthermore, providing effectiveness our did translate into suggesting widespread well-informed necessarily required implementation effective policies.