Alternative Australian climate change plans: The public’s views

Carson, Richard T.; Louviere, Jordan J.; Wei, Edward

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2009.10.041

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“…The third and the fourth columns are the policy alternatives, which depict improved ecological conditions but are associated with annual household charges. The alternatives differ in terms attribute levels which enables estimation of the parameters of the utility function [47]. Each person faced three choice tasks consisting of selecting the preferred alternative from each of the three choice sets presented.…”

Section: Choice Experimentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Spatial Preference Heterogeneity for Integrated River Basin Management: The Case of the Shiyang River Basin, China

2016

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Integrated river basin management (IRBM) programs have been launched in most parts of China to ease escalating environmental degradation. Meanwhile, little is known about the benefits from and the support for these programs. This paper presents a case study of the preference heterogeneity for IRBM in the Shiyang River Basin, China, as measured by the Willingness to Pay (WTP), for a set of major restoration attributes. A discrete choice analysis of relevant restoration attributes was conducted. The results based on a sample of 1012 households in the whole basin show that, on average, there is significant support for integrated ecological restoration as indicated by significant WTP for all ecological attributes. However, residential location induced preference heterogeneities are prevalent. Generally, compared to upper-basin residents, middle sub-basin residents have lower mean WTP while lower sub-basin residents express higher mean WTP. The disparity in utility is partially explained by the difference in ecological and socio-economic status of the residents. In conclusion, estimating welfare benefit of IRBM projects based on sample responses from a specific sub-section of the basin only may either understate or overstate the welfare estimate.

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Section: Choice Experimentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…DCE is based on the random utility theory (RUT) and is consistent with choice behavior theory [47]. It decomposes the determinants of the latent utility that a respondent assigns to the choice alternative into a deterministic component and a stochastic error component.…”

Section: Econometric Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

Spatial Preference Heterogeneity for Integrated River Basin Management: The Case of the Shiyang River Basin, China

2016

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“…The majority of this work recognises the potential for significant variations across individual travellers in how they value environmental benefits, with the typical approach being to link them to socio-economic characteristics. Other work recognises that some variations are difficult to link to observed characteristics and makes use of a random treatment of inter-traveller heterogeneity (Carson et al, 2010).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Accommodating underlying pro-environmental attitudes in a rail travel context: Application of a latent variable latent class specification

Hess

Shires

Jopson

2013

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

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Using data from a stated preference survey conducted in the UK, we show how the relative importance that rail travellers attach to reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and faster journey times varies strongly as a function of underlying attitudes towards the environment. We specify a latent class structure that allocates respondents to two classes with substantially different valuations of greenhouse gas emissions, and show how the allocation of a given respondent to either class is a function of underlying attitudes that also drive the answers to a number of attitudinal questions. We also show how these underlying attitudes are a function of a number of socio-demographic characteristics, with female respondents, older respondents, and respondents with a university degree having a stronger pro-environmental attitude, with the opposite applying to respondents with regular car access.

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“…Respondents of a national survey by Carson et al (2010) were almost evenly split on whether an ETS should apply initial exemption to the transport sector.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In their survey, Carson et al (2010) included a trinary choice of achieving emission reductions using tradable permits, taxes, or tighter technology standards. Results indicated an overwhelming preference for technology standards (57.7%), over permits (25.1%) or taxes (17.2%) (Carson et al 2010, p. 908).…”

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Reciprocity as Deliberative Capacity: Lessons from a Citizen's Deliberation on Carbon Pricing Mechanisms in Australia

Alexander

Proctor

et al. 2013

Environ Plann C Gov Policy

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Australia has seen a deep division in opinion in search of a carbon pricing mechanism. While concepts of carbon taxation and emission trading have comparable public support, climate scepticism is influencing the debates in political and public spheres in downplaying the need for carbon pricing. Public deliberation is a possible engagement option to address the conflict inherent in climate policy preferences. This research explores the way that a deliberative forum involving twenty-four Australians promoted effective communication between participants through which conflict between policy preferences became more tangible. While the forum did not eliminate disagreement in preferences in the choice of carbon pricing mechanisms, participants reached consensus on fundamental principles such as the need for trusted sources of information, trusted governance procedures, and transparent accountability by appropriate institutions. Shared political expectations encouraged dialogue and cooperation in discussions by enhancing reciprocal understanding. Two sceptical participants who originally had strong opinions different from the rest of the group managed to find common ground. Public deliberative forums that are conducive to reciprocal communication are able to provide a mechanism for joint problem-solving processes that are less adversarial and more responsive to the range of people's preferences. Keywords: public deliberation, consensus, emission trading, carbon tax, deliberative democracy, Australia

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Alternative Australian climate change plans: The public’s views

Cited by 46 publications

References 25 publications

Spatial Preference Heterogeneity for Integrated River Basin Management: The Case of the Shiyang River Basin, China

Spatial Preference Heterogeneity for Integrated River Basin Management: The Case of the Shiyang River Basin, China

Accommodating underlying pro-environmental attitudes in a rail travel context: Application of a latent variable latent class specification

Reciprocity as Deliberative Capacity: Lessons from a Citizen's Deliberation on Carbon Pricing Mechanisms in Australia

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