{"id":7669,"date":"2023-09-15T14:24:49","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T14:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roydadnaft.ir\/English\/?p=7669"},"modified":"2023-09-15T14:24:49","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T14:24:49","slug":"solar-energy-shines-in-global-survey-with-68-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roydadnaft.ir\/English\/7669\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar energy shines in global survey with 68% support"},"content":{"rendered":"

RoydadNaft – <\/a><\/span>\u00a0More than two-thirds of the world’s population favours solar energy, five times more than public support for fossil fuels, a global poll has found.<\/p>\n

The survey, conducted by Glocalities in collaboration with advocacy groups Global Citizen and The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative, was based on interviews with more than 21,000 people in 21 countries between January and June.<\/p>\n

The countries included Australia, Brazil, China, India, Italy, Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey and the United States.<\/p>\n

With 68% support, solar power was the most popular energy source, trailed by wind (54%), hydropower (35%) and nuclear (24%), with only 14% of respondents saying they favoured fossil fuels, the survey found.<\/p>\n

The Glocalities poll reinforced other surveys showing robust support for renewables in Europe and the United States. The EU’s latest Eurobarometer from May-June found 85% of Europeans support “investing massively” in renewable energies, such as wind and solar power.<\/p>\n

A Pew Research Center poll from early 2022, which pre-dated a global spike in energy prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, showed 69% of U.S. adults prioritised developing alternative energy sources such as wind and solar over expanding the production of oil, coal and natural gas, down from 79% two years earlier.<\/p>\n

In the United States, the Glocalities poll found, solar energy was also the most favoured power source at 58%, while fossil fuel was supported by 24%, well ahead of the global average.<\/p>\n

Fossil fuels, however, still accounted for 77% of global energy consumption in 2022, said Michael Sheldrick, Co-Founder and Chief Policy, Impact and Government Affairs Officer at Global Citizen.<\/p>\n

“This ‘production gap’ highlights a concerning paradox: despite strong public support for renewable energy, fossil fuel production remains prevalent,” he said.<\/p>\n

“Regardless of demographic or political affiliation, Democrat or Republican, solar power emerges as the world’s preferred energy source…(which) indicates that there exists a common ground where political agendas can align with the clear demands of citizens,” he added.<\/p>\n

Global energy demand rose 1% last year and record renewables growth did nothing to shift the dominance of fossil fuels, the most recent Statistical Review of World Energy report said.<\/p>\n

Scientists say the world needs to cut greenhouse gas emissions by around 43% by 2030 from 2019 levels to have any hope of meeting the international Paris Agreement goal of keeping warming well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.<\/p>\n

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