Fig. 3: Increase or decrease in public support in shares of effect directions by revenue recycling option when compared to an ‘unspecified’ revenue use. | npj Climate Action

Fig. 3: Increase or decrease in public support in shares of effect directions by revenue recycling option when compared to an ‘unspecified’ revenue use.

From: Public support for carbon pricing policies and revenue recycling options: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the survey literature

Fig. 3

This figure shows the share of positive and negative effect sizes for all regions and individually by each region. a For all surveys included in the quantitative analysis, the share of positive effect sizes is largest for green spending (97%) and lowest for uniform cash (67%). b In the Africa region, all effect sizes for all revenue recycling options are positive, but the sample is small. c In the Asia and Pacific region, effect sizes are positive for public finance (100%) followed by targeted cash transfers (95%). d In the Europe and West Asia region, only for green spending (100%) show over 90% of effect sizes are positive. The lowest positive share is found for uniform cash transfers (64%). e In the Latin America and Caribbean region, all effect sizes are positive for uniform cash transfers, green spending, corporate tax cuts and public finance. The share of positive effect sizes is lowest for tax cuts (75%). f In the North America region, the effect of targeted cash transfers is always positive. For uniform cash transfers, corporate tax cuts and public finance half of the effect sizes are positive (50%), and more than 80% of the effect sizes are positive for green spending and tax cuts.

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