Roddis, P orcid.org/0000-0002-7159-0488, Carver, S orcid.org/0000-0002-4202-8234, Dallimer, M orcid.org/0000-0001-8120-3309 et al. (1 more author) (2019) Accounting for taste? Analysing diverging public support for energy sources in Great Britain. Energy Research and Social Science, 56. ISSN 2214-6296
Abstract
Public acceptance of energy technologies is an important area of energy and social science research. However, few studies utilise large datasets which include spatial and temporal dimensions, as well as the demographic and attitudinal characteristics of survey respondents. In this paper, we analyse twenty-five waves of the UK Government's Energy and Climate Change Public Attitudes Tracker: a large, nationally representative dataset spanning six years (2012 - 2018). This enables unique insights into trends in public acceptance across time, space and social groups, covering eight energy sources. We find differing profiles in terms of who supports which types of energy, with a key division between support for renewable technologies on the one hand, and nuclear and fracking on the other. We also identify a growing gap between public and policymakers’ attitudes to energy technologies which we argue must be bridged to ensure a smooth rapid transition that is acceptable to all.
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Keywords: | Public acceptance; Energy transitions; Spatial analysis; Temporal analysis |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) > Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) (Leeds) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Geography (Leeds) > Centre for Spatial Analysis & Policy (Leeds) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Geography (Leeds) > Ecology & Global Change (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number NERC NE/M019705/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 24 Jun 2019 11:25 |
Last Modified: | 25 Jun 2023 21:52 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.erss.2019.101226 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:147646 |