Are Citizens Ready to Make an Environmental Effort? A Study of the Social Acceptability of Biogas in France

Despite the potential benefits of anaerobic digestion in the context of climate change and the need to move towards energy transition, there is a lot of resistance to biogas projects. Using a contingent valuation method, we test the extent to which the socio-economic characteristics of populations i...

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Published in:Environmental management (New York) 2023-06, Vol.71 (6), p.1228-1239
Main Authors: Bourdin, Sebastien, Chassy, Angélique
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Alternative energy sources
Anaerobic digestion
Anaerobiosis
Aquatic Pollution
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
Biofuels
Biogas
Climate change
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecology
Energy transition
Environment
Environmental Management
Externality
Forestry Management
Fossil fuels
France
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
Literature reviews
Methane - analysis
Nature Conservation
Renewable resources
Valuation methods
Waste Water Technology
Water Management
Water Pollution Control
Young adults
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Summary:Despite the potential benefits of anaerobic digestion in the context of climate change and the need to move towards energy transition, there is a lot of resistance to biogas projects. Using a contingent valuation method, we test the extent to which the socio-economic characteristics of populations influence the environmental effort that people are willing to make for the deployment of biogas in a French region. Our results show that young people and people familiar with the biogas process are more inclined to develop biogas. We also highlight that the educational and location aspects should not be neglected in order to increase environmental effort and promote the adoption and development of biogas.
ISSN:0364-152X
1432-1009
DOI:10.1007/s00267-022-01779-5