News Digest Item
08 Aug 2017

“95 percent of Germans want more renewable energies”

Renewable Energies Agency / Kantar Emnid

Ninety-five percent of Germans say that increased use and expansion of renewable energy is important or very important, according to a representative survey by Kantar Emnid, commissioned by Renewable Energies Agency (AEE). It also found broad support (65 percent) for renewable energy installations in respondents’ direct neighbourhoods (5km radius), which increased further if they already had experience with such installations in their area.

Find the results in German here.

For past years’ survey results on the Energiewende, read the CLEW factsheet Polls reveal citizens' support for Energiewende.

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