To Mitigate or Adapt? The Role of Climate Vulnerability on Policy Preferences

• In Event: Environmental Public Opinion and Policy Preferences

Brief Overview

When individuals are made aware of their vulnerability to climate change, they are more likely to prioritize government spending on local adaptation relative to spending on mitigation.

Authors

• Talbot M Andrews, Cornell University

• Richard T Clark, University of Notre Dame

• Rebecca Louise Perlman, Princeton University