'A diabolical challenge': Public opinion and climate change policy in australia

Environmental Politics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 217-236

  Pietsch, Juliet ^a   McAllister, Ian ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anupoll; Climate change; Emissions trading scheme; Environmental protection policy; Public opinion

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 77951004165     PISSN: 09644016     EISSN: 17438934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09644010903574509     Document Type: Article

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