Data for: Are the drivers of support for climate change mitigation the same across EU countries? The case of Germany and Poland
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Results of the study: Are the drivers of support for climate change mitigation the same across EU countries? The case of Germany and Poland. The aim of this work has been to assess a range of factors as drivers of the support for climate change mitigation policies developed by EU, measured by the Willingness-to-Pay for policy implementation. The study was conducted as an online, self-completed survey, done in Poland (n=999) and Germany (n=969), in June of 2019. Results show that in both countries majority of societies accepts certain additional cost of climate change mitigation measures. Development of renewable energy has the greatest support, the improvement of energy efficiency is neutral and the introduction of a carbon tax has the least support. The factors that are common support drivers in both countries include awareness of the climate crisis, emotional response to it, sense of control over the situation and belief in effectiveness of solutions. Study also indicates factors specific to each country - in Poland attitudes towards climate action seem to depend on general awareness of the climate situation, in Germany more on individual attitudes towards the subject.