A stack of pipes that was used to build the controversial Nord Stream II pipeline between Russia and Germany (Source).
Hello everyone! I am coming to you today with a draft of the survey I will conduct while in Germany in March! I want to take some time to describe what I am researching and who will be the intended survey respondents.
My Research Question:
What is the German public opinion on natural gas as an energy source, and does the German public support it as a viable means to the energy transition?
My research question aims to further explore Germany’s public opinion on natural gas as a transition fuel. Research from other scholars has described how various past issues have influenced public opinion of Germany’s energy transition (Hartwig and Tkach-Kawasaki 2018). With the war in Ukraine causing Germany to shift its natural gas reliance away from Russia, I want to explore where public opinion on natural gas lies at this point in time. Also, Sonnberger and Ruddat also published an article that did a survey to determine what public opinion is towards the energy transition and also to establish that the cost-benefit analysis and trust in energy sources can be critical factors that influence the German public opinion towards the energy transition. Therefore, I hope to take time to explore trust and the economic feasibility of natural gas in the eyes of the German public. Overall, I hope to add to the discussion of German public opinion towards the energy transition by narrowing my focus specifically to natural gas, as described in my research question.
When you are taking my survey, try to envision yourself as a German respondent. Let me know if you can think of anything that might be difficult to understand. I intend to give this survey in person by speaking directly to the respondents, so if you think that something might be difficult to understand if someone says them to you, let me know.
Survey Link: Click Here
Bibliography
Hartwig, M. G., & Tkach-Kawasaki, L. (2019). Identifying the “Fukushima Effect” in Germany through policy actors’ responses: evidence from the G-GEPON 2 survey. Quality & Quantity, 53(4), 2081–2101. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11135-019-00857-x
Moore, J., & Gustafson, T. (2018). Where to Now?: Germany Rethinks its Energy Transition. German Politics and Society, 36(3), 1–22. https://doi.org/10.3167/gps.2018.360301
Sonnberger, M., & Ruddat, M. (2018). Disclosing Citizens’ Perceptual Patterns of the Transition to Renewable Energy in Germany. Nature and Culture, 13(2), 253–280. https://doi.org/10.3167/nc.2018.130204