title: Towards climate justice: how do the most vulnerable weigh environment-economy trade-offs?
abstract: The world's poor are especially vulnerable to environmental disasters, including the adverse consequences of climate change. This creates a challenge for climate justice advocates who seek to ensure that those least responsible for causing climate change do not bear unwanted burdens of mitigation. One way to promote climate justice could be to pay particular attention to the environmental policy preferences of citizens from poorer, lower-emitting countries. This paper examines opinions on environment-economy trade-offs and willingness to make personal financial contributions to protect the environment among residents of 42 developed and developing countries using data from the 2005-2008 World Values Survey, the 2010 Climate Risk Index, and World Bank development indicators. Results reveal that individuals in developing countries are less likely to support policies to prioritize environmental protection over economic growth but are more willing to donate personal income for pro-environmental efforts compared to citizens of more developed nations.
authors.affiliation: Idaho State University, Department of Sociology, Social Work and Criminal Justice, 921 South 8th Avenue, Stop 8114, Pocatello, ID 83209, United States. Electronic address: runnkatr@isu.edu.
authors.forename: Katrina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Running
mesh_terms: D057231:Climate Change / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019049:Developed Countries / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003906:Developing Countries / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005382:Financing, Personal / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D012935:Social Justice / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D035862:Vulnerable Populations / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
keywords: Climate justice; Environmental attitudes; Environmental inequality; International climate policy; Vulnerability