title: Public willingness to pay for CO2 mitigation and the determinants under climate change: a case study of Suzhou, China.
abstract: This study explored the factors that influence respondents' willingness to pay (WTP) for CO2 mitigation under climate change. A questionnaire survey combined with contingent valuation and psychometric paradigm methods were conducted in the city of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province in China. Respondents' traditional demographic attributes, risk perception of greenhouse gas (GHG), and attitude toward the government's risk management practices were established using a Tobit model to analyze the determinants. The results showed that about 55% of the respondents refused to pay for CO2 mitigation, respondent's WTP increased with increasing CO2 mitigation percentage. Important factors influencing WTP include people's feeling of dread of GHGs, confidence in policy, the timeliness of governmental information disclosure, age, education and income level.
authors.affiliation: School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China. Electronic address: yjagnes@163.com.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China. Electronic address: up2u19881115@sina.com.
authors.forename: Liping
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.affiliation: School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China. Electronic address: linshing599@126.com.
authors.forename: Tiansheng
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China. Electronic address: xxmuzsff@163.com.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, and School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210046, China. Electronic address: wanghk@nju.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Haikun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000397:Air Pollution / Q000191:economics* / Q000517:prevention & control; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002681:China; D057231:Climate Change; D004782:Environmental Health / Q000191:economics*; D005260:Female; D005382:Financing, Personal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D002245:Carbon Dioxide
keywords: CO(2) mitigation; Determinants; Tobit model; Willingness to pay