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How to win public support for a global carbon tax

Survey shows charges on emissions could be popular if revenues are given back to citizens, find Stefano Carattini, Steffen Kallbekken and Anton Orlov.
  1. Stefano Carattini

    1. Stefano Carattini is an assistant professor in economics at Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

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  2. Steffen Kallbekken

    1. Steffen Kallbekken is research director at the CICERO Center for International Climate Research, University of Oslo, Norway.

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  3. Anton Orlov

    1. Anton Orlov is a senior researcher at the CICERO Center for International Climate Research, University of Oslo, Norway.

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Yellow vests (Gilets jaunes) protestors shout slogans as material burns

Yellow-vest protests in Paris in November 2018. Credit: Francois Guillot/AFP/Getty

Late last year, ‘yellow vest’ protests erupted across France. One trigger was a planned hike in the price of petrol. Fuel-tax rises, now on hold, are part of France’s strategy to reduce carbon emissions by 40% from 1990 levels by 2030 and phase out petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040. Clearly, public opposition might hinder these efforts.

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Nature 565, 289-291 (2019)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-00124-x

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