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National context is a key determinant of energy security concerns across Europe
Nature Energy ( IF 56.7 ) Pub Date : 2018-09-10 , DOI: 10.1038/s41560-018-0235-8
Christina Demski , Wouter Poortinga , Lorraine Whitmarsh , Gisela Böhm , Stephen Fisher , Linda Steg , Resul Umit , Pekka Jokinen , Pasi Pohjolainen

Energy security is an important policy goal for most countries. Here, we show that cross-country differences in concern about energy security across Israel and 22 countries in Europe are explained by energy-specific and general national contextual indicators, over-and-above individual-level factors that reflect population demographics. Specifically, public concerns about import dependency and affordability reflect the specific energy context within countries, such as dependency on energy imports and electricity costs, while higher concerns about the affordability, vulnerability and reliability of energy are associated with higher fossil fuel consumption. More general national context beyond energy also appears to matter; energy security concerns are higher in countries that are doing less well in terms of economic and human well-being. These findings indicate that wider energy, social and economic context influence people’s feelings of vulnerability and sense of security, which may inform the development of effective energy security strategies that assuage public concerns.



中文翻译:

国家背景是整个欧洲能源安全问题的关键决定因素

能源安全是大多数国家的重要政策目标。在这里,我们表明,以色列和欧洲22个国家/地区对能源安全的关注存在差异,这是通过特定于能源的和一般的国家相关环境指标以及反映人口统计数据的高于个人水平的因素来解释的。具体而言,公众对进口依赖性和可负担性的担忧反映了国家内部特定的能源环境,例如对能源进口和电力成本的依赖性,而对能源的可负担性,脆弱性和可靠性的更高担忧与化石燃料的消耗量增加有关。除能源外,更一般的国家背景似乎也很重要;在经济和人类福祉方面表现不佳的国家,对能源安全的担忧更高。

更新日期:2018-09-11
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