Survey across the Global South sheds new light on support for climate policies
A new study, published in Nature Climate Change, offers a comprehensive picture of public attitudes toward climate policies, such as carbon taxes, in seven large countries in the Global South: Chile, Colombia, India, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and Vietnam. The study highlights both the depth of climate knowledge in these countries and the trade-offs citizens face when weighing climate policies against other urgent needs.Unlike many surveys that rely on simple “agree–disagree” statements, this study asked participants to make explicit choices between competing government spending
