Public opinion on climate change: Is there an economy–environment tradeoff?

Environmental Politics

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 801-824

  Mildenberger, Matto ^a   Leiserowitz, Anthony ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; economy environment tradeoff; public opinion

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; POLITICAL CONFLICT; TRADE-OFF;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 85019028257     PISSN: 09644016     EISSN: 17438934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09644016.2017.1322275     Document Type: Article

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