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An Exploratory Analysis of Public Perspectives towards Renewable Energy Sources in India

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Title An Exploratory Analysis of Public Perspectives towards Renewable Energy Sources in India
 
Creator Kumar, Aneep
Choudhary, Shobhna
 
Subject Climate change
FESs
Public perspectives
RESs
Willingness to pay
 
Description 1295-1303
The aim of this research paper is to study and investigate the public perspectives and awareness level towards the
Renewable Energy Sources (RESs) in India. A comparative analysis between the Fossil Energy Sources (FESs) and the
RESs on various aspects is discussed. The total power generation, growth rate, its requirement, availability and deficit
position over the last decade are discussed. The need of transiting from the conventional to the RE-based economy is also
highlighted. Moreover, the challenges and barriers in this transition are debated. The importance of awareness and public
perspectives in adopting the RESs is further presented. For this plan, a questionnaire based study was conducted. 1025
participants from all over India participated in this study. In response to a question, 90%, 95% and 96% participants from
rural, semi urban and urban background, respectively agree with the statement: ‘switch to RE is urgent need’. Another
question is posted to see how many people agree or disagree with the statement, "Climate change is a critical issue that must
be addressed." This statement is supported by 95% of semi urban and urban respondents and 92% of rural respondents.The
result analysis shows that the participants have a sound knowledge of problematic aspects related to the FESs and hence
they prefer the RESs for its solution. In answer to a question, 35% of females and 47% of males say they are willing to pay
more for energy that comes from green sources. Furthermore, the participants comprehensively think that use of the
renewables is the best way to deal with global warming. Additionally, the results clearly acknowledge that the urban, male
and post graduate (PG) participants have more positive perspectives towards issues such as renewables urgent need, energy
independency and willingness to pay more bills for the renewables. The current study provides a data set to the researchers
for future studies in this area.
 
Date 2023-12-29T12:11:38Z
2023-12-29T12:11:38Z
2023-12
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0022-4456 (Print); 0975-1084 (Online)
http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/63132
https://doi.org/10.56042/jsir.v82i12.1281
 
Language en
 
Publisher NIScPR-CSIR, India
 
Source JSIR Vol.82(11) [November 2023]