The Green Shades of the Storm: The Two-Faced Electoral Consequences of Extreme Weather in Northeast Italy

• In Event: The Environment and Political Behavior

Brief Overview

Exposure to a natural disaster possibly related to climate change increased electoral support for the radical right League party, the regional incumbent, while also mildly increasing the vote share of environmentalist parties.

Authors

• Simone Cremaschi, Bocconi University

• Piero Stanig, Bocconi University