Social acceptance of renewable energy

Some examples from Europe and Developing Africa

Bibliographic Data

ID12846452
AuthorsOlaf Pollmann (corresponding author), Szilárd Podruzsik (0000-0002-7067-6829), O Fehér (0000-0003-3453-4775)
Year2014
Volume36
Issue2
Pages217-231
Publication date2014-06-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSociety and Economy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1588-970X • E-ISSN: 1588-9726
PublisherAkadémiai Kiadó (PUBLISHER • HU)
DOI10.1556/socec.36.2014.2.5
OpenAlexW2073699943
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited17

Current energy systems are in most instances not fully working sustainably. The provision and use of energy only consider limited resources, risk potential or financial constraints on a limited scale. Furthermore, the knowledge and benefits are only available for a minor group of the population or are outright neglected. The availability of different resources for energy purposes determines economic development, as well as the status of the society and the environment. The access to energy grids has an impact on socio-economic living standards of communities. This not fully developed system is causing climate change with all its related outcomes. This investigation takes into consideration different views on renewable energy systems — such as international discussions about biomass use for energy production, “fuel versus food”, biogas use — and attempts to compare major prospects of social acceptance of renewable energy in Europe and Africa. Can all obstacles to the use of renewable energy be so profound that the overall strategy of reducing anthropogenic causes of climate change be seriously affected

Business · Developing country · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental economics · Natural resource economics · Renewable energy · Social acceptance · Energy and Environment Impacts · Engineering · Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems · Psychology · Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy · Social Psychology

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