Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/333961 
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Year of Publication: 
2025
Series/Report no.: 
BOFIT Discussion Papers No. 13/2025
Publisher: 
Bank of Finland, Bank of Finland Institute for Emerging Economies (BOFIT), Helsinki
Abstract: 
The study aims to identify economic measures that enhance support for climate change mitigation, particularly in oil-rich communities. Using US county-level data, the research shows that the presence of oil reserves is negatively associated with the attribution of human influence to climate change and policies regulating CO2 emissions. Interestingly, a high current dependence on mineral extraction is associated with greater support for climate policies, while a decline in the mining-income share in oil-rich regions does not correlate with increased support for climate action, underpinning our hypothesis of persistence of climate attitudes. This suggests that a region's current economic dependence on mining is not necessarily an obstacle to greater action to mitigate human impacts on climate. While evidence on the impact of extreme weather events on climate attitudes is mixed, we also present evidence that regional economic losses from natural disasters and rising home insurance costs may help convince people of the need for climate policy measures.
Subjects: 
Climate Attitudes
Oil Wealth
Panel Data
United States
JEL: 
Q35
Q54
C33
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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