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PO025: Climate awareness shape social acceptance for wind farms - findings from an empirical investigation
Orlando San Martin, Head Advisor - Sustainability, Statkraft
Abstract
This article reports the results of an empirical investigation aiming to characterize social acceptance of renewable energy developments and to identify key drivers influencing the acceptance levels among the population in two key European countries, representing some of the region's largest markets. First, we present social acceptance levels for renewable energy developments in those countries relying on nationally representative opinion polls. Second, we use an econometric model to study how different factors influence social acceptance levels. We use country-representative datasets from reputable national institutions in the UK and Germany. The data from the UK originates from the Public Attitudes Tracker administered by the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ). The data from the German case originates from the Social Sustainability Barometer of the Energy and Transport Transition published by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) as part of the Copernicus Project Ariadne. The survey results confirm broad support for renewable energy developments in both countries. The econometric models show the empirical relationship between social acceptance of renewable developments and relevant attitudes and preferences, such as climate concerns, distributional fairness, trust in processes and institutions, and perceived environmental impacts. The findings from this study might enable policymakers and stakeholders to identify key drivers of public support, including climate concern, fairness perceptions, institutional trust, and environmental impact awareness, and to consider these insights to enhance planning, communication, and engagement strategies that foster an equitable and sustainable energy transition.
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