Why is gaining citizen support for climate policies so difficult?

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Jul 31, 2026, 2:20 pm63 ptsTrending
A study led by Marc Guinjoan, a lecturer in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at the UAB, with researchers Toni Rodon of the UPF and Joel Ardiaca of the UB, reveals that citizen support for climate policies depends largely on how the costs, benefits and redistributive effects are…

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