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| DOI | 10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111448 |
| Republicans and Democrats differ in why they support renewable energy | |
| Gustafson A.; Goldberg M.H.; Kotcher J.E.; Rosenthal S.A.; Maibach E.W.; Ballew M.T.; Leiserowitz A. | |
| 发表日期 | 2020 |
| ISSN | 03014215 |
| 卷号 | 141 |
| 英文摘要 | Americans strongly support policies aimed at increasing the use of renewable energy. Prior research has found that, overall, support for renewable energy tends to be motivated primarily by people's perceptions that it creates economic benefits and reduces environmental harms. However, the extant research has not established how these motivations vary across political segments. Here we investigate (a) if and how Republicans and Democrats differ in their stated motivations for supporting a transition to renewable energy, and (b) what demographic and attitudinal variables best predict Republicans' and Democrats' support for renewable energy policies. Using a nationally representative sample of American registered voters, we found a consistent pattern across multiple methods of analysis: Republicans' (compared to Democrats') support for renewable energy is driven more by considerations of economic costs/benefits, whereas Democrats' (compared to Republicans') support is driven more by concern about global warming. These partisan differences hold significant implications for those who seek to effectively tailor policy and strategic communication to these political segments. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd |
| 关键词 | Climate changeEnergy policyPolicy supportPublic opinionRenewable energy |
| 英文关键词 | Global warming; Economic benefits; Multiple methods; Renewable energies; Renewable energy policy; Representative sample; Strategic communication; Support policy; Use of renewable energies; Motivation; alternative energy; energy policy; global warming; market transition; political system |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| 来源期刊 | Energy Policy
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| 文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
| 条目标识符 | http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/204686 |
| 作者单位 | Yale UniversityYale Program on Climate Change Communication School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, New Haven, CT, United States; George Mason UniversityCenter for Climate Change Communication FairfaxVA, United States |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Gustafson A.,Goldberg M.H.,Kotcher J.E.,et al. Republicans and Democrats differ in why they support renewable energy[J],2020,141. |
| APA | Gustafson A..,Goldberg M.H..,Kotcher J.E..,Rosenthal S.A..,Maibach E.W..,...&Leiserowitz A..(2020).Republicans and Democrats differ in why they support renewable energy.Energy Policy,141. |
| MLA | Gustafson A.,et al."Republicans and Democrats differ in why they support renewable energy".Energy Policy 141(2020). |
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