Energy and environmental attitudes in the green state of Denmark: Implications for energy democracy,low carbon transitions,and energy literacy |
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| Institution: | 1. Science & Technology Policy Research Unit (SPRU), School of Business, Management, and Economics, University of Sussex, United Kingdom;2. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Aalto University, P.O. Box 12100, 00076 Aalto, Espoo, Finland;3. Department of Business and Technology, Aarhus University, Denmark;1. Center for Energy Technologies, Department of Business and Technology Development, Aarhus University, Birk Centerpark 15, DK-7400 Herning, Denmark;2. Science & Technology Policy Research Unit (SPRU), School of Business, Management, and Economics, University of Sussex, United Kingdom;1. Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology 666 Buzih Road, Beitun District, Taichung City, 40601, Taiwan, ROC;2. Department of Industrial Education National Taiwan Normal University, 162 He-Ping East Road, Section 1, Taipei, 10610, Taiwan, ROC;3. Department of Business and Management Ming Chi University of Technology, 84-15 Gungjuan Road, Taishan District, New Taipei City, 24301, Taiwan, ROC |
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| Abstract: | This article investigates how a mix of energy-users from Denmark perceives energy and environmental issues such as the affordability of electricity and gasoline, the seriousness of climate change, and preferences for different energy systems. Its primary source of data is a pilot survey and energy literacy test distributed in English and Danish to 328 respondents spread across the country. The survey results are used to test four propositions about energy prices, being “green,” public knowledge and competence about energy issues, and self-sufficiency and sustainable technology. The data supports the propositions that Danes identify with “being green” and prefer national and local policies that endorse sustainable technology and being self-sufficient. However, the data also challenges the propositions that Danes would prioritize low energy prices and affordability as key energy concerns and that they are knowledgeable about energy and environmental issues. In this way, a problematic gap may exist between what many academic articles (and previous surveys) report Danish attitudes to be and what this study suggests they are. Given Denmark's ambitious low-carbon goals, these findings have clear relevance to other communities and countries seeking to decarbonize their own energy sectors. |
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| Keywords: | Public acceptance Energy literacy Energy education Energy attitudes Social acceptance |
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