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DOI	10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2021.102356
	Why are carbon taxes unfair? Disentangling public perceptions of fairness
	Povitkina M.; Carlsson Jagers S.; Matti S.; Martinsson J.
发表日期	2021
ISSN	0959-3780
卷号	70
英文摘要	In order to reach climate goals, governments need to gain support from their voters for the necessary policy interventions, such as carbon dioxide taxes. Previous research concludes that people often do not support and legitimize such taxes because they perceive them as unfair. However, the notion of fairness implies a multitude of factors and despite attempts of the previous research to further nuance people's fairness perceptions, we currently lack a more precise understanding of what people mean when they regard carbon taxes as unfair. In this article, we thoroughly investigate this problem by using original survey data from YouGov collected in the United States in 2018 and analyzing open-ended survey responses on why people think carbon taxes are unfair. Applying structural topic modeling, we unpack the multi-dimensional meaning of unfairness, as perceived by the US population. The results from our analysis show that people regard carbon taxes based on gas pricing as unfair because they perceive gas prices already being high, because of the need to drive, unfairness for the poor or rural population, lack of trust in government, or considerations that the purpose of the tax is unjustified. These findings help provide a more nuanced policy design to address fairness concerns related to carbon taxes. © 2021 The Authors
关键词	Carbon dioxide tax Fairness Justice Public opinion
语种	英语
scopus关键词	carbon dioxide; environmental policy; pollution tax; survey; United States
来源期刊	Global Environmental Change
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/249595
作者单位	Department of Political Science, University of Oslo, Postbox 1097, Blindern, Oslo, 0317, Norway; Department of Political Science, Center for Collective Action Research, University of Gothenburg, Sweden; Political Science Unit, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden; Department of Political Science, Laboratory of Opinion Research, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Povitkina M.,Carlsson Jagers S.,Matti S.,et al. Why are carbon taxes unfair? Disentangling public perceptions of fairness[J],2021,70.
APA	Povitkina M.,Carlsson Jagers S.,Matti S.,&Martinsson J..(2021).Why are carbon taxes unfair? Disentangling public perceptions of fairness.Global Environmental Change,70.
MLA	Povitkina M.,et al."Why are carbon taxes unfair? Disentangling public perceptions of fairness".Global Environmental Change 70(2021).