| Tekijä: | Li, H. (et al.) |
| Otsikko: | Would developing country commitments affect US households' support for a modified Kyoto Protocol? |
| Lehti: | Ecological Economics
2004 : MAR, VOL. 48:3, p. 329-343 |
| Asiasana: | Developing countries Contingent valuation Environmental protection Tradeable permits Models USA |
| Kieli: | eng |
| Tiivistelmä: | Would U.S. households be willing to pay more to support a modified Kyoto Protocol (MKP) if developing countries had binding future limits on greenhouse gas production? This study explores this question using data from a unique set of national Internet samples and web-based surveys. Using an advisory referendum format, the contingent valuation method is applied to estimate annual household willingness-to-pay (WTP). The basic Kyoto Protocol (BKP) (control group) versus a MKP that includes limits on future greenhouse gas production for major developing countries (treatment group). The results indicate that the treatment significantly increases the probability of a 'Yes' vote on the advisory referendum; econometric modeling results provide evidence that the MKP significantly increases U.S. households' median WTP to support the treaty. |
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