Who supports climate mitigation through increasing renewable energy surcharge? Evidence from an online survey in South Korea
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21600140 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Inhwan Ko (0000-0003-4787-1666, University of Nevada, Reno, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 1569-1588 |
| Publication date | 2026-04-16 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Environmental Planning and Management (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0964-0568 • E-ISSN: 1360-0559 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09640568.2024.2439875 |
| OpenAlex | W4405987127 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 58 |
Renewable energy surcharge (RES) is a cost levied upon electricity consumers per their electricity consumption to promote climate mitigation by subsidizing renewable energy expansion. Increasing the surcharge price allows the government to raise additional resources for renewable energy subsidies to accelerate deeper decarbonization, yet subject to public opposition. Drawing on evidence from an original online survey in South Korea, I find that the support for increasing RES price is shaped by respondents’ general perceptions of local costs and benefits from solar farms. Respondents who believe solar energy farms disrupt the landscape are less likely to support the surcharge increase, while those who believe solar farms reduce local air pollution are more likely to support it. The finding suggests that governments that use renewable energy subsidies for climate mitigation must mitigate the negative impacts of renewable energy facilities on local communities to ensure their political feasibility
Business · Climate change · Climate change mitigation · Economics · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Natural resource economics · Renewable energy · Survey data collection · Energy and Environment Impacts · Engineering · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Environmental Science · Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy · Geology
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