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DOI	10.1016/j.crm.2021.100297
	Risk perceptions of nuclear energy, climate change, and earthquake: How are they correlated and differentiated by ideologies?
	Bian Q.; Han Z.; Veuthey J.; Ma B.
发表日期	2021
ISSN	2212-0963
起始页码	3569
结束页码	3579
卷号	32
英文摘要	Nuclear energy is a complicated issue for both the public and policymakers because it is perceived as a possible solution to climate change risk, but it is also a safety concern, especially since the 2011 Fukushima disaster. This paper examines the factors that influence the risk perceptions of nuclear power plants in Taiwan, focusing on the correlations between risk perceptions of nuclear power plants, climate change, and earthquakes. We analyzed the 2013 and 2019 Taiwan Social Change Survey (TSGS) data using the ordinary least squares (OLS) regressions models. The results demonstrate strong positive correlations between the risk perceptions of the nuclear plant, climate change, and the presence of earthquakes. We argue that the public does not consider a “risk–risk trade-off” between climate change and nuclear energy. Instead, the perceptions of all the risk factors are strongly correlated. Women and respondents with conservative political ideology reported higher risk perceptions of nuclear power plants. Since the ruling party switched between the survey date (2013 and 2019), the trust in government significantly correlated with the nuclear risk perceptions very differently. Thus this paper can provide valuable implications contributing to climate and energy policymaking in the future. © 2021 The Author(s)
英文关键词	Climate change; Earthquakes; Nuclear energy; Political ideology; Risk perception; Trust in government
来源期刊	Climate Risk Management
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/183109
作者单位	School of Political Science and Public Administration, Shandong University, China; Center for Crisis Management Research, Tsinghua University, China; Institute of Sociological Research, University of Geneva, Switzerland
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Bian Q.,Han Z.,Veuthey J.,et al. Risk perceptions of nuclear energy, climate change, and earthquake: How are they correlated and differentiated by ideologies?[J],2021,32.
APA	Bian Q.,Han Z.,Veuthey J.,&Ma B..(2021).Risk perceptions of nuclear energy, climate change, and earthquake: How are they correlated and differentiated by ideologies?.Climate Risk Management,32.
MLA	Bian Q.,et al."Risk perceptions of nuclear energy, climate change, and earthquake: How are they correlated and differentiated by ideologies?".Climate Risk Management 32(2021).