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Behaviourally informed climate policy

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Supporting the shift towards more climate-friendly lifestyles needs legally enforced climate policies, but enforcement may result in undesired boomerang effects if policies are designed poorly. Now a study illustrates how behavioural insights can improve climate policy design.

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Fig. 1: Behavioural sciences and policy acceptance.

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