Does political propaganda matter in mitigating climate change?Insights from the United States of America  

作　　者：Hermas Abudu Presley K.Wesseh Jr Boqiang Lin 

机构地区：[1]College of Overseas Education,Chengdu University,Chengdu,610106,China [2]School of Management,China Institute for Studies in Energy Policy,Xiamen University,Xiamen,361005,China [3]Center for African Development Strategy(CFADS),Monrovia,Liberia

出　　处：《Journal of Management Science and Engineering》2023年第3期386-397,共12页管理科学学报（英文版）

基　　金：supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Key Program,No 72133003)。

摘　　要：Some research on climate change has been the basis of climate change denialism(here-after,CCD is used to refer to denial,denialism,and deniers).There is formative knowledge about the role of political propaganda in climate policies and resulting outcomes.Tocontribute to the understanding of political ideology and the extent of CCD,we adopt econometric techniques to study the impact of the United States of America's withdrawal from the Paris Agreement.The results show that ideological political propaganda haspsychological and philosophical consequences that impact climate change policies.In addition,we find that the effect of a state's economic growth on climate change is mediated by CCD.In particular,low-income capitalist states have a higher propensity to become CCDs because they are more likely to engage in economic expansion even at the expense of environmental sustainability.Global climate change policies depend on high-income nations and industries'willingness to adopt economic policies to achieve sus-tainable future development.Thus,this study fills the literature gap on the relationship between political ideology and climate change.The findings show that CCD significantlyinfluences voting patterns and socioeconomic outcomes.It impedes states from achieving net-zero emissions and carbon neutrality and it is used as a political propaganda.Subject to these findings,relevant policy suggestions are offered.

关 键 词：Climate change denial(ism) Propaganda climate change declaration USA-Paris agreement withdrawal Econometric modeling 

分 类 号：F426.1[经济管理—产业经济] F724.5F764