Articles by Sofia Henriks

April 17, 2024

Left and right's climate support affected differently by cost increase

Sofia Henriks

As climate policy costs rise, right-leaning voters experience cognitive dissonance. As a result, Sofia Henriks writes, they lower their worries about climate impact when there is an increase in private costs. But what about the left-leaning voters?

Sofia Henriks

Project Assistant, RIVET Project, Lund University

Sofia researches risk, values and uncertainties in climate economic models.

In autumn 2024, she will embark on a PhD in political science at Gothenburg University.

Her main areas of research are in political behaviour, support for climate policies, and experimental research designs.

Sofia's work has appeared in the journals Ecological Economics and PNAS Nexus, and she contributed a chapter to the book Towards a Sustainable World: Academic Insights and Perspectives.

@SofiaHenriks

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