摘要：This article reports evidence for substantial public support for the large-scale deployment of
three renewable energy options in Kenya: wind, solar PV, and geothermal energy. With these renewable
technologies, the government of Kenya could make a large contribution to reaching its national commitment
under the Paris Agreement. Prices, infrastructural needs, and land-use requirements importantly contribute
to shaping public opinion about these renewable energy alternatives, in different ways and directions for
wind, PV, and geothermal energy. While overall the evaluation of these technologies is positive, public
authorities should be wary of the possible inconveniences and drawbacks associated with them. Anticipating
and, where possible, mitigating these shortcomings in national climate and energy development plans
could preclude some of them becoming possible hindrances for broad-scale adoption of wind, PV, and
geothermal energy. Furthering quantitative public acceptance studies, like the one presented here based
on (semi-)expert elicitation and information-choice questionnaires, can assist in Kenya fully reaching its
national climate and energy ambitions. More generally, we argue that the establishment of affordable, clean,
and secure energy systems, as well as the mitigation of global climate change, can benefit from stakeholder
engagement and public survey analysis like the one performed in our study—in developing countries as
much as in the developed part of the world.
关键词：Africa; climate change; expert elicitation; low-carbon energy; public opinion; renewables
