Cojocaru, AlexandruLokshin, Michael M.Torre, Ivan2024-09-232024-09-232024-09-23https://hdl.handle.net/10986/42185This paper investigates trends in willingness to pay higher taxes to combat climate change in countries of Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia between 2016 and 2023. Using data from the Life in Transition Survey, it shows that despite increasing attention from policy makers, scientists, and the media, the average shares of respondents willing to pay to combat climate change declined over this period. The paper tests several hypotheses that could explain the deterioration of public readiness to support climate change policies. The most likely explanation is the growing politicization of the climate change agenda in the region.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOCLIMATE CHANGEEUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIAPUBLIC OPINIONGOVERNMENT POLICIESCLIMATE ACTIONSDG 13PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONSSDG 16Working PaperWorld Bank10.1596/42185