O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN 47405.
O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN 47405
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020 Mar 31;117(13):7108-7114. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1920558117. Epub 2020 Mar 16.
How do people envision the future energy system in the United States with respect to using fossil fuels, renewable energy, and nuclear energy? Are there shared policy pathways of achieving a decarbonized energy system? Here, we present results of an online survey ( = 2,429) designed to understand public perceptions of the current and future energy mixes in the United States (i.e., energy sources used for electric power, transportation, industrial, commercial, and residential sectors). We investigate support for decarbonization policies and antidecarbonization policies and the relative importance of climate change as an issue. Surprisingly, we find bipartisan support for a decarbonized energy future. Although there is a shared vision for decarbonization, there are strong partisan differences regarding the policy pathways for getting there. On average, our participants think that climate change is not the most important problem facing the United States today, but they do view climate change as an important issue for the world today and for the United States and the world in the future.
对于美国在使用化石燃料、可再生能源和核能方面，人们对未来能源系统有何设想？是否有实现脱碳能源系统的共同政策途径？在这里，我们呈现了一项旨在了解公众对美国当前和未来能源组合（即用于电力、交通、工业、商业和住宅部门的能源来源）看法的在线调查（n = 2429）的结果。我们调查了对脱碳政策和反脱碳政策的支持程度，以及气候变化作为一个问题的相对重要性。令人惊讶的是，我们发现两党都支持脱碳的未来能源。尽管对脱碳有共同的愿景，但在实现这一目标的政策途径上存在强烈的党派分歧。平均而言，我们的参与者认为气候变化不是美国当前面临的最重要问题，但他们确实认为气候变化是当今世界以及未来美国和世界的一个重要问题。
