Renewables vs. nuclear: surveys offer contrasting picture

Close to 80% of EU citizens back renewable energies as their preferred alternative to high-priced oil and gas imports, according to a public opinion survey. Nuclear power scores poorly with 12%.

Solar power ranked first (48%) among citizen’s preferred alternative to imported energy sources while wind (31%) ranked third, totalling almost 80% for renewable energy sources. Promoting research in new energy technologies such as hydrogen and clean coal ranked second (41%) in citizen’s single preferred alternative to reduce Europe’s dependency on imports.

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