Institutions & Effective
Climate Action
Exploring the dynamics of institutions in shaping climate action and policy.
About
We examine how public
perception varies when learning
about climate risks and policies
from different institutions.
We experimentally assess public responses to international vs. national experts, diverse government levels (local, regional, national), and private actors (insurers, corporations) on climate policy.
We explore how legal institutions create challenges and opportunities for climate action.
Publications
Beliefs, Information, and Institutions: Public Perception of Climate Change Information Provided by Government vs. the Market
2022—2023 | Cherie Metcalf & Jonathan Nash
Carbon Pricing & Constitutional Change
2023 | Cherie Metcalf
The Pandemic & Beyond: Federalism Faces Existential Threats
2021 | Cherie Metcalf & Meghan Huskisson-Snider
Communicating Risk across the Political Divide
2023— | Cherie Metcalf & Jonathan Nash
Institutions, Perceptions & Adaptation to Extreme Climate Risks
2023— | Cherie Metcalf & Amanda Nurse
The Corporation & the Fallacy of the Public-Private Divide
2023— | Cherie Metcalf
Abstract
Despite scientific consensus over the threat posed by climate change, governmental actions remain modest or stalled, often because of profound societal polarization: more liberal individuals tend to accept climate change as real, anthropogenic, and as posing a substantial (if not existential) threat, while more conservative individuals tend to doubt such assertions. The standard explanation for this phenomenon is that liberals tend to believe government-provided information-as information about climate change tends
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International & Comparative
Perspectives
Bringing together researchers from Canada, Europe and the United States to consider how law and legal institutions can better support climate action.
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Team members featured in local, national and international news outlets and other media contributions.
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