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Green preferences and voluntary approaches Location: Auditorium O: Terje Hansen Session Chair: Andrei Kalk, University of Vienna | |
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Barking Up the Wrong Tree? Beliefs and Valuations in Voluntary Carbon Offsetting Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods, Germany Recent criticisms have cast doubts on the effectiveness of forest-based offsets for long-term climate change mitigation, yet demand remains high. Using a large-scale framed field experiment involving 1,012 incentivized offsetting choices from a general population sample, I show that the high demand for forest carbon offsets is driven by inaccurate prior beliefs leading to an overestimation of trees long-term climate impact, as well as accurately and highly valued beliefs on the co-benefits provided by forest offsets. Providing information about the offsets' true climate impact leads to a significant shift in contributions, with demand for forest offsets decreasing by 24% and demand for EU ETS offsets, initially an unpopular choice despite being more climate-impactful, increasing by 153%. The findings have implications for the design of effective information strategies to guide consumers towards preference-aligned choices for goods and services. | |