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Renewable or nuclear? What your energy preference says about you – public opinion

 The main low-carbon energy sources available in the UK in the battle
against climate change are solar, wind, biomass and nuclear energy, but
what sorts of people prefer these different options? That’s the topic of
a new study in the December issue of the journal Energy authored at the
Energy Policy Research Group at Cambridge Judge Business School, which
finds that people’s preferred energy source is related to respondents’
views on the anticipated impact of climate change.

Specifically: people who
believe that climate change will be catastrophic tend to prefer renewable
energy sources such as solar and wind, while those less concerned about
climate change are more favourable towards nuclear power. The study also
finds that people prefer energy sources about which they are more
knowledgeable or familiar.

 Cambridge University 28th Nov 2023

https://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/2023/renewable-or-nuclear-what-your-energy-preference-says-about-you/

December 1, 2023 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | public opinion