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Public attitudes to personal carbon allowances: findings from a mixed-method study

Andrew Wallace, Katherine N. Irvine, Andrew Wright, Paul Fleming

Climate Policy · 2010 · 42 citations · 27 references

Concepts

Public AffairsEnvironmental PolicyCarbon ManagementPublic OpinionCarbon Emissions ManagementConsumption PracticesGreenhouse Gas AccountingAttitudes Toward Carbon ReductionBehavioral Responses To Carbon PricingConsumption-based EmissionsSemi-structured Interviews

Abstract

This article investigates public support for, and responses to, personal carbon allowances (PCAs) using questionnaires and semi-structured interviews in the English Midlands. The questionnaires sho...

References

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