dc.contributor.author | Aldy, Joseph Edgar | |
dc.contributor.author | Kotchen, Matthew J | |
dc.contributor.author | Leiserowitz, Anthony A | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-06-05T14:36:35Z | |
dash.embargo.terms | 2012-11-01 | |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Aldy, Joseph E., Matthew J. Kotchen, and Anthony A. Leiserowitz. 2012. Willingness to Pay and Political Support for a U.S. National Clean Energy Standard. Nature Climate Change. 2(5). | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1758-678X | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:8832942 | |
dc.description.abstract | In 2010 and 2011, Republicans and Democrats proposed mandating clean power generation in the electricity sector. To evaluate public support for a national clean energy standard (NCES), we conducted a nationally representative survey that included randomized treatments on the sources of eligible power generation and program costs. We find that the average American is willing to pay $162 per year in higher electricity bills (95% confidence interval: $128-$260), representing a 13% increase [4], in support of a NCES that requires 80% clean energy by 2035. Support for a NCES is lower among non-whites, older individuals, and Republicans. We also employ our statistical model, along with census data for each state and Congressional district [5], to simulate voting behavior on a NCES by Members of Congress assuming they vote consistent with the preferences of their median voter. We estimate that Senate passage of a NCES would require an average household cost below $59 per year, while House passage would require costs below $48 per year. The results imply that an “80% by 2035” NCES could pass both chambers of Congress if it increases electricity rates less than 5% on average. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Nature Publishing Group | en_US |
dc.relation.isversionof | http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nclimate1527 | en_US |
dash.license | LAA | |
dc.subject | Environment and Natural Resources | en_US |
dc.subject | Regulatory Policy | en_US |
dc.subject | national clean energy standard | en_US |
dc.subject | climate change | en_US |
dc.subject | United States | en_US |
dc.title | Willingness to Pay and Political Support for a U.S. National Clean Energy Standard | en_US |
dc.type | Journal Article | en_US |
dc.description.version | Accepted Manuscript | en_US |
dc.relation.journal | Nature Climate Change | en_US |
dash.depositing.author | Aldy, Joseph Edgar | |
dash.waiver | 2012-04-02 | |
dc.date.available | 2012-11-01T07:31:04Z | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1038/nclimate1527 | * |
dash.contributor.affiliated | Aldy, Joseph | |