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DOI	10.1080/14693062.2024.2353146
	What determines local attitudes towards Jordan's renewable energy transition? Evidence from household surveys
	Weko, Silvia; Schuch, Esther
发表日期	2024
ISSN	1469-3062
EISSN	1752-7457
英文摘要	The potential for renewable energy to encourage sustainable development raises high hopes for the future among countries in the Global South. However, there has been less research on how energy transitions are perceived outside of the Global North and democratic contexts. This paper explores attitudes towards the energy transition in Jordan, where expert interviews reveal that a strong renewable energy industry has emerged from top-down government efforts to reduce energy dependency and costs. We perform an in-person household survey with 320 respondents in areas with different transition risks and benefits, and then test a series of hypotheses using regression analysis. In the four communities surveyed, income stress and climate concern influence attitudes, as well as perceptions of community benefits. National-level concerns also matter, including energy dependency and energy costs for all Jordanians. Our results highlight the importance of context: findings from the North are not universal and understanding transitions in the Global South requires studying them in their own right.Policy insights Jordanian policymakers should reverse their policy of blocking renewables to avoid public backlash.Jordanian policymakers and funders should promote projects in communities with high economic dependence on the fossil fuel industry to ensure local support in areas facing transition risks.Policymakers should highlight collective, not just individual benefits of transitions, as perceptions of community and country benefits increase support.Policymakers in highly energy-dependent countries like Jordan should frame renewables as an answer to local and national challenges such as high energy prices.Actors wishing to promote clean energy support in different contexts should investigate local dynamics to build communication strategies that frame transitions appropriately.
英文关键词	Energy transition; renewable energy; public acceptance; attitudes; Jordan; climate concern
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Public Administration
WOS类目	Environmental Studies ; Public Administration
WOS记录号	WOS:001226863600001
来源期刊	CLIMATE POLICY
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/301578
作者单位	University of Erlangen Nuremberg
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Weko, Silvia,Schuch, Esther. What determines local attitudes towards Jordan's renewable energy transition? Evidence from household surveys[J],2024.
APA	Weko, Silvia,&Schuch, Esther.(2024).What determines local attitudes towards Jordan's renewable energy transition? Evidence from household surveys.CLIMATE POLICY.
MLA	Weko, Silvia,et al."What determines local attitudes towards Jordan's renewable energy transition? Evidence from household surveys".CLIMATE POLICY (2024).