Explaining the social acceptance of renewables through location-related factors: an application to the Portuguese case

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Autor(a) principal: Pinto, Lígia
Data de Publicação: 2021
Outros Autores: Sousa, Sara, Valente, Marieta
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/1822/72441
Resumo: The public perception of renewable energy sources is generally positive, due to their role in air pollution and CO<sub>2</sub> emission mitigation policies. However, there are local environmental detrimental effects, and empirical evidence is not consistent as to the support of local communities. In the present paper, we analyse the antecedents of public generic perceptions of renewables grounded on objective location-related factors. Personal location-related factors can originate in the involvement of individuals with renewable energy sources. Regional location-related factors concern the importance of the renewable energy source in the district of residence and in relation to other renewables. We implement a questionnaire on public perceptions of renewable energy sources by the general population in mainland Portugal and complement respondent-level responses with renewable energy district information. Regression analysis shows that these objective location-related factors, both personal and regional, help explain public perceptions of renewables and thus we find empirical support for the proposed approach. These results can inform and guide policymakers in tackling future social acceptance issues of renewable energy policies towards lower carbon emissions and less polluting energy production.
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spelling Explaining the social acceptance of renewables through location-related factors: an application to the Portuguese caseRenewable energy sourcesWind powerHydropowerSolar photovoltaicEnergy productionSocial acceptanceLocation-related factorsScience & TechnologyThe public perception of renewable energy sources is generally positive, due to their role in air pollution and CO<sub>2</sub> emission mitigation policies. However, there are local environmental detrimental effects, and empirical evidence is not consistent as to the support of local communities. In the present paper, we analyse the antecedents of public generic perceptions of renewables grounded on objective location-related factors. Personal location-related factors can originate in the involvement of individuals with renewable energy sources. Regional location-related factors concern the importance of the renewable energy source in the district of residence and in relation to other renewables. We implement a questionnaire on public perceptions of renewable energy sources by the general population in mainland Portugal and complement respondent-level responses with renewable energy district information. Regression analysis shows that these objective location-related factors, both personal and regional, help explain public perceptions of renewables and thus we find empirical support for the proposed approach. These results can inform and guide policymakers in tackling future social acceptance issues of renewable energy policies towards lower carbon emissions and less polluting energy production.L.M.C.P. and M.V. acknowledge the financial support of NIPE (National Funds of the FCT-Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology within the project UID/ECO/03182/2019).Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)Universidade do MinhoPinto, LígiaSousa, SaraValente, Marieta2021-01-192021-01-19T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/1822/72441engPinto, L.M.C.; Sousa, S.; Valente, M. Explaining the Social Acceptance of Renewables through Location-Related Factors: An Application to the Portuguese Case. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 806. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph180208061661-78271660-460110.3390/ijerph1802080633477844https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/2/806info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-21T12:47:21Zoai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/72441Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T19:45:27.731356Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Explaining the social acceptance of renewables through location-related factors: an application to the Portuguese case
title Explaining the social acceptance of renewables through location-related factors: an application to the Portuguese case
spellingShingle Explaining the social acceptance of renewables through location-related factors: an application to the Portuguese case
Pinto, Lígia
Renewable energy sources
Wind power
Hydropower
Solar photovoltaic
Energy production
Social acceptance
Location-related factors
Science & Technology
title_short Explaining the social acceptance of renewables through location-related factors: an application to the Portuguese case
title_full Explaining the social acceptance of renewables through location-related factors: an application to the Portuguese case
title_fullStr Explaining the social acceptance of renewables through location-related factors: an application to the Portuguese case
title_full_unstemmed Explaining the social acceptance of renewables through location-related factors: an application to the Portuguese case
title_sort Explaining the social acceptance of renewables through location-related factors: an application to the Portuguese case
author Pinto, Lígia
author_facet Pinto, Lígia
Sousa, Sara
Valente, Marieta
author_role author
author2 Sousa, Sara
Valente, Marieta
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidade do Minho
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Pinto, Lígia
Sousa, Sara
Valente, Marieta
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Renewable energy sources
Wind power
Hydropower
Solar photovoltaic
Energy production
Social acceptance
Location-related factors
Science & Technology
topic Renewable energy sources
Wind power
Hydropower
Solar photovoltaic
Energy production
Social acceptance
Location-related factors
Science & Technology
description The public perception of renewable energy sources is generally positive, due to their role in air pollution and CO<sub>2</sub> emission mitigation policies. However, there are local environmental detrimental effects, and empirical evidence is not consistent as to the support of local communities. In the present paper, we analyse the antecedents of public generic perceptions of renewables grounded on objective location-related factors. Personal location-related factors can originate in the involvement of individuals with renewable energy sources. Regional location-related factors concern the importance of the renewable energy source in the district of residence and in relation to other renewables. We implement a questionnaire on public perceptions of renewable energy sources by the general population in mainland Portugal and complement respondent-level responses with renewable energy district information. Regression analysis shows that these objective location-related factors, both personal and regional, help explain public perceptions of renewables and thus we find empirical support for the proposed approach. These results can inform and guide policymakers in tackling future social acceptance issues of renewable energy policies towards lower carbon emissions and less polluting energy production.
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dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv Pinto, L.M.C.; Sousa, S.; Valente, M. Explaining the Social Acceptance of Renewables through Location-Related Factors: An Application to the Portuguese Case. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 806. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020806
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