Attitudes toward global and national climate policies in Finland – The significance of climate change risk perception and urban/rural-domicile

Abstract This paper examines public support for global- and national-level climate policy instruments in Finland, the ways urban/rural-domicile change risk perception predict people’s attitudes toward policies. Moreover, this study analyzes degree to which of closeness district modifies attitudes. The research method employed was ordinal logistic regression data were from demographically representative Finland 2019-survey ( n = 1742 response activity 44%). According results, subsidizing renewable energy is an especially popular instrument, whereas approving new nuclear plants rather unpopular. Policy typically more at global level than they national level. Perception strongly linked with a carbon tax. effect subjective on highly dependent instrument question. contributes understanding how vary depending perception, urban/rural-domicile, instrument-type.