Based on micro-econometric analyses of survey data, this thesis extends existing research
on the determinants of climate-friendly behavior in the energy sector with a special focus on …

Spain faces a complex situation regarding its climate change policies. On the one hand,
greenhouse gas emissions have shown an important increase since 1990, and are far …

More than three decades of social science research demonstrates environmental issues as
important social problems commanding international attention. Although an emerging body …

Based on unique data from representative computer-based surveys among more than 3400
citizens, this paper empirically examines the determinants of several climate change beliefs …

This thesis investigates different kinds of climate change mitigation behaviour, which range
from a general support of environmental policy to concrete energy-saving activities in …

Based on data from a representative survey among more than 2200 households, this paper
empirically examines the agreement to the German energy transition in total and to six …

The topic of this dissertation is to examine the influential factors on citizens' climate policy
attitudes from the comparative perspective. The study is based on four articles published …

This paper analyzes factors that lead to opposition towards policies in Switzerland that
promote a clean energy transition. During legislative processes, both the elite and general …

We investigate drivers of preferences for policies of climate change mitigation using the
European Social Survey. We find that the share of individuals who agree on (bonus/malus) …

More than three decades of social science research demonstrates climate change as an
important social problem commanding international attention. Although a substantial body of …