Young citizens’ knowledge and perceptions of bioenergy and future policy implications

Halder, Pradipta; Pietarinen, Janne; Havu‐Nuutinen, Sari; Pelkonen, Paavo

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2010.01.046

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“…However, the closed-ended questions mainly consisted of the dichotomous type where the respondents had two options (Yes or No). A similar scaling frame was also adopted in analyzing public knowledge and perception in other studies [18][19][20][21][22][23]. The information obtained from the IFS officers was processed and analyzed with the statistical package SPSS version 19.0.…”

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“…Forestry experts' opinions are considered as an important element for bioenergy development in many developed and developing countries [17][18][19][20][21][22]. Hence, the IFS officers were asked a set of questions related to the local people's attitudes towards bioenergy promotion ( Table 7).…”

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“…However, the above bottlenecks are very common in the promotion of bioenergy, not only in India but also in other developed and developing countries. Studies from the United States of America [13], United Kingdom [14], Ireland [15], Sweden [16] and Finland [17,18], and developing countries such as China [19], Jordan [20], India [21], Nepal [22], and Bangladesh [23] recognized that public attitudes and perceptions are important elements in the development of bioenergy. Moreover, the gap in scientific knowledge and understanding of bioenergy among different stakeholders was identified as the major cause of failure in innovative renewable energy projects [24].…”

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Utilization of renewable energy resources is imperative due to energy access, energy security, and energy sustainability coupled with the rising environmental concern. India is one of the largest land mass countries in the world and amply bestowed with biomass resources. Investigations on biomass supply potential, socio-economic challenges, local people attitudes, current bioenergy markets, and technologies are prerequisite while seeking to develop sustainable energy plants. The study aimed to assess expert attitudes on woodbased energy development in India. This assessment was based on the opinions of Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers who are involved in managing wood-based biomass resources in different parts of the country. The study gave emphasis to the advantages, problems, and directions of the biomass based energy development in the country. The results showed that the development of biomass-based energy plants involves a number of challenges both locally and nationally. In addition, the study also highlighted the possible benefits of developing biomass based energy plants at local and national levels. The outcomes of this study provide useful information to the policy decision makers, energy entrepreneurs, and other stakeholders in the development of biomass based energy in India.

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“…It is also important to note that low awareness of forest energy among all segments of society is common in forest regions in Russia, such as Karelia. Even in Finland, where the share of energy from forest biomass is as high as 20%, it is not commonly recognized [14].…”

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Abstract:The situation in Karelia, a region in Northwest Russia, is analyzed in the context of forest energy. The annual potential energy available from wood harvesting is about 7 tera watt hours (TWh) (3.6 million m 3 ), which is equal to the total need of Karelia in energy for municipal heating. We point out that the contribution to the municipal economy, the moderate heating cost, the enhanced energy security in the cold Russian climate, the environmental friendliness, the better access to the forests and the utilization of the proven Nordic forest energy solutions (NFES) might have important consequences for strategy-making processes in forest energy development. For this purpose, connecting Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) with SWOT (internal strengths (S) or weaknesses (W) and external opportunities (O) or threats (T)) analysis is proposed to identify local operational strategies and assign priorities. Major threats include lack of government support, an insufficient road network, the dominance of extensive forest management, gasification and financial indiscipline. Analysis indicates that NFES are viewed positively for the Russian conditions. The forest biomass market has virtually unlimited opportunities for growth. Together, with the transition to intensive forest management, favorable policy in terms of forestry development programs can support bioenergy development. The advantageous location of existing power plants next to forests, increasing fossil fuel prices, the improvement of the road network and the availability of new technology are seen as potential opportunities for NFES. However, the results also indicate that there is substantial OPEN ACCESSForests 2013, 4 946 uncertainty and skepticism concerning how such markets benefit forest leaseholders who would like to adopt forest energy. The lack of bioenergy technology development, high transportation cost, low awareness of NFES, high demands for roads, the requirement for skilled specialists and wood fuel quality are the main weaknesses regarding the transfer of NFES to Karelia.

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“…Even with biomass being the predominant energy source, students from this region still show poor knowledge of bioenergy. The majority of these students showed low bioenergy knowledge and were also critical of bioenergy in general (Halder, Pietarinen, Havu-Nuutinen, & Pelkonen, 2010). In other countries, students also show limited knowledge of biofuels as an energy source.…”

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Young citizens’ knowledge and perceptions of bioenergy and future policy implications

Cited by 94 publications

References 37 publications

Perspectives of Feedstock Supply for Biomass-Based Energy Plant Development in India: Views from an Expert Survey

Perspectives of Feedstock Supply for Biomass-Based Energy Plant Development in India: Views from an Expert Survey

Nordic Forest Energy Solutions in the Republic of Karelia

A Framework for K12 Bioenergy Engineering and Science Concepts: A Delphi Consensus Study

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