Willingness to pay for alternative energy Russia 2020

The vast majority of Russians would not be willing to pay more for different daily aspects of their lives if they knew it would be helping the environment, according to a survey from September 2020. Nine percent of respondents would be ready to pay 15 percent more for electricity or public transport, if it helped improving energy efficiency.

Willingness to pay more for alternative energy sources and improving energy efficiency of facilities in Russia in 2020

Characteristic	Not ready to pay more	Ready to pay about 5% more	Ready to pay about 15% more	Ready to pay 30% more	Ready to pay half more than usual	Ready to pay twice more than usual	Difficult to answer
Fuel (petrol, gas, disel fuel)	76%	8%	6%	3%	2%	1%	4%
Utilities and maintenance of houses, apartments	74%	9%	8%	4%	2%	1%	2%
Electricity	69%	11%	9%	5%	3%	1%	2%
Car	66%	9%	8%	3%	2%	1%	11%
Public transport	62%	11%	9%	5%	4%	2%	7%

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Release date

September 2020

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Region

Russia

Survey time period

September 26, 2020

Number of respondents

1,600 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

The original question was worded by the source as follows: "Are you ready to pay more for the following goods and services if you knew that your funds would be spent on the introduction of alternative energy sources or improving energy efficiency of facilities?"

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