A common impediment to otherwise worthwhile environmental policy is a lack of public acceptability. The presentation will discuss factors that influence the acceptability of environmental policy, with lessons for effective design and implementation. Specifically, one recent contribution of this research agenda documents majority support for policies entailing global redistribution and climate mitigation in Global North countries. Using surveys on 8,000 respondents in the U.S., France, Germany, Spain, and the UK, we test several hypotheses that could reconcile strong stated support with a lack of salience in policy circles. A list experiment shows no evidence of social desirability bias, majorities are willing to sign a real-stake petition, and global redistribution ranks high in the prioritization of policies. Universalistic attitudes are confirmed by an incentivized donation. In sum, our findings indicate that global policies are genuinely supported by a majority of the population. Public opinion is therefore not the reason that they do not prominently enter political debates.