Is There a Link between Welfare Regime and Attitudes toward Climate Policy Instruments?

We explore the relationship between welfare regime and climate policy attitudes. The synergy hypothesis suggests that social environmental policies can reinforce each other. Thus, more universal generous state model (i.e., regime) is said to provide especially fertile ground for advancing policies. Using multilevel modeling European Social Survey Round 8 data (including 23 countries in Europe Israel), we test whether this applies at attitudinal level. Moreover, hypothesize country-level political trust predicts support instruments. study focuses on three instruments: fossil fuel taxation, subsidizing renewable energy, banning energy-inefficient household appliances. results indicate significantly related attitudes toward but less banning. Political predicted all instruments, effect was particularly strong taxation. highlight importance of structures politics.