A1452
Title: Analysis of energy preference from economic security perspective by a choice experiment
Authors: Shin Kinoshita - Ryukoku University (Japan) [presenting]
Abstract: To protect the country and its people from the destabilization of the international situation, the idea of economic security in the field of energy has spread in Japan. Japan depends on imports of oil and natural gas as its main energy sources. The Japanese people face the risk of soaring electricity prices, which threatens their daily lives. Therefore, to break away from dependence on imported energy sources, it is expected that nuclear power plants, which have been shut down since the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, will be restarted or expanded, and that renewable energy sources such as solar power will be popularized. With these issues, the preferences of Japanese citizens regarding energy sources and import dependence from the perspective of energy-related security are measured. A choice experiment was used. It was found that respondents do not value increasing import dependence, while they hope for a reduction in CO2 emissions and stability of electricity supply. How personal attributes and attitudes affect energy preferences was also analyzed. The results showed that older people, people with politically liberal beliefs, and people who regularly engage in energy-saving behavior approve of high energy import dependence.
