DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2021.102327
论文题名: Comparing public attitudes towards energy technologies in Australia and the UK: The role of political ideology
作者: Clulow Z. ; Ferguson M. ; Ashworth P. ; Reiner D.
刊名: Global Environmental Change
ISSN: 9593780
出版年: 2021
卷: 70 语种: 英语
英文摘要: We explore the relationship between political ideology and public attitudes towards a range of energy technologies (namely: biomass, coal, shale (or coal seam) gas, natural gas, carbon capture and storage, hydroelectricity, nuclear, solar thermal and photovoltaic, wave and wind energy). Our empirical analysis draws on the results of two similar nationally representative public surveys that were conducted in Australia and the UK in 2017. Our findings suggest that political ideology is significantly associated with public attitudes towards energy technologies. Specifically, supporters of left-leaning political parties tend to be more supportive of renewables and opposed to biomass, shale (coal seam) gas, nuclear and fossil fuel energies compared to right-leaning individuals. We also create an alternative ideological proxy to capture the relative emphasis that parties place on the environment and economy and find that supporters of environmentally focused parties generally express similar energy preferences to left-leaning individuals and economy-focused respondents align with right-leaning attitudes. Our findings are robust to different choices of proxy. © 2021 Elsevier Ltd Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/168273
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作者单位: Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom; School of Chemical Engineering, University of Queensland, Australia
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Clulow Z.,Ferguson M.,Ashworth P.,et al. Comparing public attitudes towards energy technologies in Australia and the UK: The role of political ideology[J]. Global Environmental Change,2021-01-01,70