This study reveals how industry-specific interests and internalized social norms influence support for international climate cooperation.

New Approach

We develop novel measures combining employment sector data with objective pollution metrics to assess individual-level political preferences regarding global environmental policy. Our methodology integrates quasi-behavioral indicators of social norms alongside traditional correlational analysis.

Key Findings

• Individuals in pollutive industries show significantly lower support for climate cooperation (7 percentage points less likely than those in cleaner sectors)

• Reciprocal and altruistic individuals demonstrate higher levels of climate policy support (~10 percentage points more supportive)

• These findings indicate that economic interests interact with social norms to shape individual attitudes toward global environmental governance

Methodological Approach

We analyze these effects through a mixed-methods design combining quantitative correlational data with conjoint experimental methods.