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SUMMARY:The path of least resistance? Enhancing public acceptability of ca
 rbon pricing policies in Belgium
DTSTART:20250527T120000Z
DTEND:20250527T140000Z
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UID:indico-event-235@events.spacepole.be
CONTACT:florine.lebeau@climatecentre.be\;info-cc@climatecentre.be
DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Jeroen Barrez (HIVA - KULeuven)\n\nThis seminar is p
 art of the Climate Cookies & Coffee series of the Belgian Climate Centre. 
 This is a new seminar series launched by the Belgian Climate Centre to fos
 ter knowledge-sharing\, collaboration\, and interdisciplinary discussion a
 mong climate researchers.  For the first edition\, the Belgian Climate C
 entre will welcome Jeroen Barrez (HIVA - KULeuven) who will talk on: 'The 
 path of least resistance? Enhancing public acceptability of carbon pricing
 '.   Public resistance is a major barrier to implementing the ambitious
  climate policies needed to keep global warming below 2 degrees Celsius. D
 espite that the objective of mitigating climate change is widely accepted\
 , public support for these climate policies and particularly for carbon pr
 icing remains weak. While carbon pricing is recognised as an effective and
  efficient tool to drive the low-carbon transition\, many countries either
  do not adopt it at all or only apply very low pricing levels. This is als
 o the case for Belgium which lacks explicit carbon pricing mechanisms othe
 r than the existing EU Emission Trading System for industry and power prod
 uction. This presentation will focus on the public acceptability of carbon
  pricing policies in Belgium\, highlighting revenue use and perceived poli
 cy impacts as main drivers. An important finding is that carbon pricing is
  more acceptable when embedded in a comprehensive policy package\, particu
 larly if revenue use is clearly communicated from the outset. However\, pu
 blic acceptability varies across population subgroups with differing clima
 te attitudes. Allocating carbon pricing revenues to reduce other taxes\, s
 uch as labour tax reductions\, can enhance the acceptability across divers
 e societal groups\, including those with more sceptical climate attitudes.
  Policymakers must consider the diversity in policy preferences and use ca
 rbon pricing revenues in ways that enhance overall acceptability.    \
 n\nhttps://events.spacepole.be/event/235/
LOCATION:Stratus room (Belgian Climate Centre)
URL:https://events.spacepole.be/event/235/
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