The acceptance of wind energy in a leading country and low deployment country of wind energy: A cross-national comparative analysis

摘要

Germany and New Zealand are two countries with different focuses on the renewable energy section. Germany focuses on the development of wind energy, while New Zealand’s wind energy share is still low. An analysis of this different development with respect to wind energy sheds light for further political development. This paper focuses on differences and similarities between the two countries in the context of the acceptance of wind energy. We found through the use of a Multinomial Logistic regression analysis that New Zealanders report better acceptance than the German sample. The results show the perception of low frequency waves and noise, as well as knowledge, environmental attitude and experience with wind energy influence the acceptance of wind energy.