Political backlash against climate policy: The electoral costs of renewable energy in a multilayer government

• In Event: Against the Wind: Adopting Mitigation Norms and Renewables

Brief Overview

We examine the effect of the construction of wind and solar farms on the vote for the mayor and the regional president. We find that both are electorally punished, especially when they belong to the same political party.

Authors

• Albert Solé-Ollé, University of Barcelona

• Daniel Favre de Noguera, Universitat de Barcelona

• Matteo Gamalerio, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB), University of Barcelona