Understanding environmental policy preferences: New evidence from Brazil |
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| Institution: | 1. Wilf Family Department of Politics, New York University, 19 West 4th St., 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10012, United States;2. Department of Political Science, University of Mannheim, D7, 27, 68131 Mannheim, Germany;3. Department of Political Science, Columbia University, 420 West 118th St., 712 International Affairs Building, New York, NY 10027, United States;1. Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics and Energy Biosciences Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA;2. Department of Economics, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE), Aguascalientes, Mexico;3. Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Berkeley, USA;1. Reiner Lemoine Institut, Germany;2. University of Pittsburgh, United States of America;3. Johns Hopkins SAIS, United States of America;1. Technology for Sustainable Development Area (ATDS), Brazilian Research and Projects Financing (Finep), Brazilian Ministry of the Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;2. Production Engineering Program (PEP), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;3. Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany;4. Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Lima, Peru;5. Energy Planning Program (PPE), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| Abstract: | We examine the relationship between socio-economic factors and public opinion on environmental policies in Brazil, drawing on a survey conducted in June 2012. There are few systematic studies of the determinants of environmental preferences in emerging economies, and Brazil is a particularly interesting case because of its democratic political system, rapid economic growth, and importance for the global environment. In general, we find that the Brazilian public is highly supportive of environmental protection. To explain variation in environmental preferences, we focus on the effects of income and education. Many previous studies suggest that both should have positive effects, but the empirical evidence is mixed. Indeed, we find that income has no effect on environmental preferences. However, education is a strong predictor of environmental preferences. While college education is not necessary for environmental awareness, there is a large difference between Brazilians with primary and secondary education. For policy, the findings imply that investment in secondary education can raise environmental awareness, regardless of income levels. |
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