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TemaNord 2025:507
Social acceptance as a prerequisite for the green transition
Social acceptance as a prerequisite for the green transition
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Preface
Executive summary
1. Introduction
1.1 Reader’s guide
1.2 Approach
2. Social acceptance in the Nordic countries
2.1 Social acceptance as a concept
2.1.1 Defining “social acceptance”
2.1.2 Measuring social acceptance
2.1.3 Factors explaining the level of social acceptance of wind power
2.1.4 Factors explaining the level of social acceptance of fuel taxes
3. Social acceptance and wind power
3.1 Status of social acceptance of wind energy in the Nordics
3.2 Challenges across the Nordic countries – wind power
3.2.1 Balancing benefits and negative impacts of wind energy projects
3.2.2 Sámi culture and reindeer herding
3.2.3 Community involvement and process transparency
3.3 Policy experiences - wind power and social acceptance
4. Social acceptance and fuel taxes
4.1 Status of social acceptance of fuel price increases in the Nordics
4.2 Challenges across the Nordic countries – Fuel taxes
4.2.1 Distributive fairness and rural-urban divide
4.2.2 Perceived effectiveness of taxation
4.3 Policy experiences – fuel taxes and social acceptance
5. General lessons learned and ways forward
6. References