Global S&T Development Trend Analysis Platform of Resources and Environment
DOI | 10.1016/j.enpol.2019.03.039 |
Limits to deployment of nuclear power for decarbonization: Insights from public opinion | |
Abdulla, A.1; Vaishnav, P.2; Sergi, B.2; Victor, D. G.1,3 | |
2019-06-01 | |
发表期刊 | ENERGY POLICY |
ISSN | 0301-4215 |
EISSN | 1873-6777 |
出版年 | 2019 |
卷号 | 129页码:1339-1346 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | USA |
英文摘要 | Decarbonization will require deployment of low-carbon technologies, but analysts have struggled to quantify which ones could be deployed in practice especially where technologies have faced public opposition. For nuclear power, some analysts have tried to solve this problem with caps on deployment or nuclear-free scenarios; however, social science research has not offered nuanced guidance about these caps. We deploy an experiment involving a large U.S. sample (N = 1226) to disentangle public opposition due to the dread of nuclear power from opposition stemming from its actuarial risk. Respondents are asked to build a power generation portfolio that cuts CO2 emissions, given information about the actuarial risks of technologies. Half the sample is exposed to the nuclear power label while the other half is treated with the risk information but blinded to the label. Respondents who see the labels deploy 6.6 percentage points less nuclear power as a share of the U.S. electricity mix. Our results suggest that dread about nuclear power leads respondents to choose 40% less nuclear generation in 2050 than they would have chosen in the absence of this dread. These methods could apply to other technologies, such as carbon storage, where there may be gaps between actuarial and perceived risks. |
英文关键词 | Nuclear power Decarbonization Risk perception Energy modeling Dread Climate change |
领域 | 气候变化 |
收录类别 | SCI-E ; SSCI |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000468012900123 |
WOS关键词 | CLIMATE-CHANGE ; ENERGY SECURITY ; RISK PERCEPTION ; TRUST ; ACCEPTANCE ; CANCER ; PREFERENCES ; FACILITIES ; ATTITUDES ; IMAGERY |
WOS类目 | Economics ; Energy & Fuels ; Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies |
WOS研究方向 | Business & Economics ; Energy & Fuels ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
引用统计 | |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/183617 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
作者单位 | 1.Univ Calif San Diego, Ctr Energy Res & Deep Decarbonizat Initiat, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA; 2.Carnegie Mellon Univ, Dept Engn & Publ Policy, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA; 3.Univ Calif San Diego, Sch Global Policy & Strategy & Deep Decarbonizat, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Abdulla, A.,Vaishnav, P.,Sergi, B.,et al. Limits to deployment of nuclear power for decarbonization: Insights from public opinion[J]. ENERGY POLICY,2019,129:1339-1346. |
APA | Abdulla, A.,Vaishnav, P.,Sergi, B.,&Victor, D. G..(2019).Limits to deployment of nuclear power for decarbonization: Insights from public opinion.ENERGY POLICY,129,1339-1346. |
MLA | Abdulla, A.,et al."Limits to deployment of nuclear power for decarbonization: Insights from public opinion".ENERGY POLICY 129(2019):1339-1346. |
条目包含的文件 | 条目无相关文件。 |
除非特别说明,本系统中所有内容都受版权保护,并保留所有权利。
修改评论