Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/157940 
Year of Publication: 
2017
Series/Report no.: 
Working Paper Sustainability and Innovation No. S05/2017
Publisher: 
Fraunhofer-Institut für System- und Innovationsforschung ISI, Karlsruhe
Abstract: 
This paper identifies potential drivers and individuals' willingness to pay (WTP) for offsetting their emissions from traveling. We focus on the effects of framing the polluting activity with different modes of transportation (i.e. bus and plane) and travel occasions (i.e. holiday and professional training) as well as the effects of contributions from the travel provider. The analyses are based on discrete choice experiments with a representative sample of about 1000 consumers from Germany. Applying mixed logit and latent class logit models, the findings suggest substantial framing effects resulting from the variation in the mode of transportation as well as a significantly higher WTP when offsets are matched by the travel provider 1:1. The findings further indicate that re-/afforestation projects in the participants' region are the preferred mode for compensation. Respondents who are more willing to offset emissions from traveling seem to be younger and female, have a higher income, exhibit stronger environmental and social preferences, and believe that offsetting is effective in protecting the climate.
Subjects: 
climate change
carbon offsetting
framing effects
provider contribution
willingness to pay
discrete choice experiments
JEL: 
H41
Q54
Q58
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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