2020
Battery Electric Vehicle adoption in regions without strong policies
Gracia Brückmann, Fabian Willibald and Victor Blanco have recently published an article on Battery Electric Vehicle adoption. Their results indicate that factors such as income, being a homeowner and green party preferences have significant effects on adoption of such technologies. Read on for the full article
'Public Attitudes and Policy Preferences Concerning 5G' - Lecture by Dr. Lukas Rudolph, Franziska Quoss, and Prof. Thomas Bernauer
On the 24th November, Dr. Lukas Rudolph, Franziska Quoss, and Prof. Thomas Bernauer discussed the public attitudes and policy preferences towards 5G based on results from the Swiss Environmental Panel project. The summary report is now available!
Energy Blog: Beyond more chargers for Electric Vehicles in Zurich
Gracia Brückmann has recently contributed an article to the Energy Blog @ ETH Zürich. In it, she discusses the data gathered from several stakeholder focus groups, in order to learn about public opinion regarding the opportunities and challenges of Battery Electric Vehicle adoption.
Greening the Economy through Voluntary Private Sector Initiatives or Government Regulation? A Public Opinion Perspective
Dennis Kolcava and Thomas Bernauer investigated whether and how citizens’ general attitudes regarding the relationship between the private sector and government can help explain their policy preferences. Their research was published in Environmental Science & Policy.
Survey research in environmental politics: why it is important and what the challenges are
In their Environmental Politics article, Aseem Prakash from the University of Washington and Thomas Bernauer reflect on the status of public opinion research in the environmental politics field. They sketch the main lines of this research, and highlight the methodological and other challenges that are being or should be addressed.