Renewable Energy and Environmental Awareness and Opinions: A Survey of University Students in Canada, Romania, and Turkey

Özil, Eralp; Ugursal, V. Ismet; Akbulut, Uğur; Özpınar, Alper

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“…(Fernandez-Manzanal et al, 2007;Liberty & Wu, 2010;Miiderrisoglii & Altanlar, 2011;Ozil et al, 2008). Further, research within the United States has used quantitative methodology to assess the aforementioned constructs.…”

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What? The Earth is Sick? Undergraduate Student Awareness of Environmental Problems: A Qualitative Study

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A great deal of information about potential catastrophic global change has emerged through multiple media sources in the past several years, yet little change has been forthcoming from the populace at large. To assess penetration and effect of this information, an inductive qualitative study was performed. Nineteen college-aged men and women from a medium-sized Midwestern university participated in three interviews which asked questions relating to their awareness of global climate problems, population size, and personal resource usage. Nine themes emerged from the data, each suggesting that the individuals interviewed were somewhat aware of current and potential problems, yet showed little concern, and were, overall, not invested in changing their behaviors to address the perceived environmental problems. Further research may include a wider demographic sample and questions designed to assess the psychodynamics of participant responses.

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“…According to the survey on 100 Singaporeans, more than 50% of respondents place their fear about the use of nuclear energy in Singapore between 7 and 9 out of 10, in which 10 is most fearful. Similarly, Ozil et al (2008) report that in countries with existing nuclear power infrastructure like Canada, only 10% of respondents opposes the technology, whereby the figure is nearly 40% in country without this energy plant like Turkey. Consequently, it is vital to educate public to be well informed about levels of safety, risks associated, and advantages from having nuclear power plant.…”

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The System Dynamics of Nuclear Energy in Singapore

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International Journal of Green Energy

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In this article, a system dynamics model is developed to study the complex issues involving nuclear energy in Singapore by assessing four essential aspects, namely (1) Economic, (2) Environment, (3) Social, and (4) Political in various scenarios. The first factor juxtaposes the monetary benefit from deploying nuclear energy with the current situation. The second deals with carbon dioxide emission, nuclear waste, and thermal pollution from nuclear power plant. The third part discusses the safety and social acceptance toward nuclear project, and the last section analyzes the political stability in provision of nuclear energy advent. The proposed system dynamic model incorporates all four components that allow us to run sensitivity analysis based on various scenarios and enables us to gain insight in how each domain evolves with time. Based on the model, we present advantages and disadvantages of possessing nuclear power plants in Singapore and suggest remedies to rectify the drawbacks.

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“…Indicatively, so far it has been indicated that Chinese undergraduate students were willing to pay additional amounts of money for clean energy or for switching from their current conventional energy systems to renewable energy-based or forest bioenergy-based systems [43]. Likewise, Canadian and Romanian students were positively inclined towards paying for renewable energy-based electricity [47]. Meanwhile, a considerable share of Palestinian university students (60.3%) expressed their willingness to invest in RES projects if such an opportunity emerged, while 71.3% of respondents regarded investments in these projects as successful [48].…”

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An Investigation of Factors Affecting the Willingness to Invest in Renewables among Environmental Students: A Logistic Regression Approach

2019

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Renewable energy sources (RES) have gained increased popularity across the world mainly due to their ability to contribute to environmental protection through the generation of infinite 'clean' energy. To achieve a greater diffusion of renewables, however, small-scale investments implemented by individuals are critically important. In contrast to citizens whose attitudes have been consistently explored by research, there is little evidence on the attitudes towards investments among environmental students who will occupy positions of responsibility and play key roles in the environmental sector in the future. Hence, the purpose of the present study is to identify the most important factors that affect environmental students' willingness to invest in renewable energy (RE) by developing a logistic regression model. According to our analysis, the participants in their majority expressed their willingness to invest, while environmental values, the low risk and profitability of renewable investments, as well as preferences for certain energy types were significant factors determining this willingness. However, willingness to invest was irrespective of the current taxation and subsidies, suggesting that significant improvements are required in these areas. The present study could be particularly useful for policymakers since the necessary steps to create favorable investment environments in Greece and elsewhere are highlighted.

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Renewable Energy and Environmental Awareness and Opinions: A Survey of University Students in Canada, Romania, and Turkey

Cited by 26 publications

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What? The Earth is Sick? Undergraduate Student Awareness of Environmental Problems: A Qualitative Study

What? The Earth is Sick? Undergraduate Student Awareness of Environmental Problems: A Qualitative Study

The System Dynamics of Nuclear Energy in Singapore

An Investigation of Factors Affecting the Willingness to Invest in Renewables among Environmental Students: A Logistic Regression Approach

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