We investigate the impact of short-term weather and long-term climate on self-reported life satisfaction using panel data. We find robust evidence that day-to-day weather variation impacts life satisfaction by a similar magnitude to acquiring a mild disability. Utilizing two sources of variation...

This paper deals with the effect of (i) damage experience from extreme weather events and (ii) expectations concerning future climate change on subjective wellbeing (SWB). We use data of a large representative survey amongst German households. The effect of experienced weather events on SWB of...

Klimaschutz schaffe Unabhängigkeit, konstante Energiepreise, eine Stabilisierung der Weltwirtschaft und 6 Mio. neue Arbeitsplätze für Europa. Voraussetzung dafür seien der vollständige Umstieg auf Energieeffizienz und erneuerbare Energien. (Helga Lüdtke)