School of Business, Shandong Management University, Jinan 250357, China.
School of Humanities, Shandong Management University, Jinan 250357, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Aug 5;19(15):9677. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19159677.
The promotion of rural centrally produced biogas (CPB) is an effective carbon neutrality development solution in rural areas. How to better encourage farmers to adopt such products is an important part of the sustainable development of a project. For this reason, focus is needed on the "willingness to embrace (WTE)" and "Willingness to motivate (WTM)" of rural residents for CPB projects and their influencing factors. We chose to conduct questionnaire surveys in rural areas of the Hebei and Shandong provinces of China, using the contingent valuation method (CVM). The results show that 85% of the respondents support CPB. Compared with urban gas, the subsidy demand of rural residents for CPB is 56.78%. The influencing factors of the residents' WTE are affected by the number of children in the family, whether the village cadres are installed in the family, solar water heaters installed in the family, knowledge and attitudes towards environmental protection, and the embracing of daily energy habits. The influencing factors on the residents' WTM are age, education level, ownership of arable land, knowledge of environmental protection, etc. Therefore, we propose policy recommendations. First, we must fully understand the willingness and demands of farmers, adopt a reasonable compensation response mechanism, and scientifically calculate financial inputs. The second step is to guide farmers through multi-channel publicity. Third, we aim to improve project operation efficiency, reduce operating costs, and minimize the government's financial burden on the basis of ensuring that farmers' demands are considered in a coordinated manner.
推广农村集中供气沼气（CPB）是农村地区实现碳中和的有效发展方案。如何更好地鼓励农民采用此类产品是项目可持续发展的重要组成部分。为此，需要关注农村居民对 CPB 项目的“接受意愿（WTE）”和“激励意愿（WTM）”及其影响因素。我们选择在中国河北省和山东省的农村地区进行问卷调查，采用意愿评估法（CVM）。结果表明，85%的受访者支持 CPB。与城市燃气相比，农村居民对 CPB 的补贴需求为 56.78%。居民 WTE 的影响因素受到家庭中孩子的数量、家庭中是否有村干部、家庭中是否安装太阳能热水器、对环境保护的知识和态度以及日常能源习惯的影响。居民 WTM 的影响因素包括年龄、受教育程度、耕地所有权、对环境保护的了解等。因此，我们提出了政策建议。首先，必须充分了解农民的意愿和需求，采用合理的补偿响应机制，科学计算财政投入。其次，通过多渠道宣传引导农民。最后，在充分考虑农民需求的基础上，以提高项目运营效率、降低运营成本、最小化政府财政负担为目标。
