Working Paper, 2026
We find that psychological distance dimensions can exert independent effects on climate attitudes. In the case of Republicans, social proximity matters - highlighting the impacts of climate on social ingroups can warm up Republicans’ attitudes on climate change by up to 5 percentage points.
Joule, 2024
Households in communities of color and with higher fraction of renters are less likely to be heated using heat pumps. Public policies must address these inequities to advance beneficial electrification.
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Recommended citation: Edwards, Morgan R., Jaime Garibay-Rodriguez, Jacob Shimkus Erickson, Muhammad Shayan, Jing Ling Tan, Xingchi Shen, Yueming Qiu, and Pengfei Liu. 2024. “Assessing Inequities in Electrification via Heat Pumps across the US.” Joule. doi:10.1016/j.joule.2024.09.012.