Levels of support for renewable energy for electricity, heat and fuel in the United Kingdom have remained relatively unchanged since 2012. In 2012, 79 percent of respondents reported being supportive of the use of renewable energy, while five percent were opposed. This figure rose to 85 percent as of March 2022. The share of respondents who support renewables, however, has presented a growing trend.
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Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (June 22, 2023). Do you support or oppose the use of renewable energy for providing our electricity, fuel and heat? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/425000/united-kingdom-uk-attitudes-towards-renewables/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "Do you support or oppose the use of renewable energy for providing our electricity, fuel and heat?." Chart. June 22, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/425000/united-kingdom-uk-attitudes-towards-renewables/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (2023). Do you support or oppose the use of renewable energy for providing our electricity, fuel and heat?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/425000/united-kingdom-uk-attitudes-towards-renewables/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "Do You Support or Oppose The Use of Renewable Energy for Providing Our Electricity, Fuel and Heat?." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/425000/united-kingdom-uk-attitudes-towards-renewables/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK), Do you support or oppose the use of renewable energy for providing our electricity, fuel and heat? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/425000/united-kingdom-uk-attitudes-towards-renewables/ (last visited December 08, 2023)
Do you support or oppose the use of renewable energy for providing our electricity, fuel and heat? [Graph], Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK), June 22, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/425000/united-kingdom-uk-attitudes-towards-renewables/