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Acceptance of Solar Energy Reduces CO2 Emissions An Evidence From Seraikela Kharsawa District, Jharkhand
Acceptance of Solar Energy Reduces CO2 Emissions An Evidence From Seraikela Kharsawa District, Jharkhand
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INTRODUCTION METHODOLOGY:
Currently, 940 million people do not have access to The study conducted through survey method using
electricity globally[1]. United Nations declared 2014– questionnaire. This study based on both primary and
2024, the decade as the year of Sustainable Energy secondary type of data. For this purpose, a survey
for All . To provide energy services to the every questionnaire was circulated among the permanent
corner of world is a major challenge [2]. Rural areas residents of Seraikela Kharsawa District. Especially,
always face the challenges to meet the demand of grocery stores considered as meeting centre for this
electricity for both economical services and study. The survey was completed between January-
household services [3]. Grid electricity based on March 2021. The questionnaire was made simple and
fossil fuels can be utilized for this purpose, but it in both languages (English/Hindi) with just few
involves huge investment as well as emits greenhouse technical terms so that respondents with a different
gases. Therefore, renewable energy sources have living background, education and employment can
catch the potential attention [4,5]. In renewable easily understand the questionnaire and knows the
energy, Solar Power Systems are popularly accepted importance of solar power. In the sample design of
due to sufficient sunshine availability and it is based the survey, most important aspect was considered that
on photovoltaic technology, which is environment- the respondent should be 18 and above years of age.
friendly. Therefore, this study conducted to examine Before collecting answers, some general questions
the understanding of renewable energy, acceptance were asked about difference between non-renewable
and adaptation of Solar Power Systems and reduction and renewable; understanding of renewable energy,
in carbon emission. global warming and climate change. Hence, those
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respondents who replied somehow positively towards Moreover, the survey is only a baseline data for
understanding of renewable energy were considered Seraikela Kharsawa District (Fig.1).
as sample .The sample size was taken only 250.
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