2021 Internationa l Moneta ry FundWP/21/156IMF Working PaperAsia and Pacific DepartmentAre Climate Change Policies Politically Costly?Prepared by Davide Furceri, Michael Ganslmeier and Jonathan D. Ostry1Authorized for distribution by Jonathan D. OstryJune 2021IMF Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to encourage debate. The views expressed in IMF Working Papers arethose of the author(s) and do not ne