Martinez Cruz, Adan
- Institutionen för skogsekonomi, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
- Centro de Investigacion y Docencia Economicas A.C. (CIDE)
- ETH Zurich
Sammanfattning
Via a discrete choice experiment (DCE), a sample of urban residents that contribute to their household electricity bill in Aguascalientes, Mexico, has been asked to choose from among four electricity contracts —a status quo alternative, and three alternatives described in terms of type of renewable energy source (RES), % of RES in current electricity mix, new jobs in RE sector, and % increase in self-reported bimonthly electricity bill. Respondents report a positive willingness to pay (WTP) for both RES and new jobs in RE sector, and a higher WTP for solar energy in comparison to biomass energy. These results are timely as there is a tension in Mexico due to the energy strategy pursued by the current federal administration —which in practice has slowed down the energy transition initiated in 2015. This paper's findings suggest that respondents to our DCE would support a just energy transition aiming to boost both RES and the creation of green jobs.
Nyckelord
Renewable energy sources; Green jobs; Just energy transition; Discrete choice experiment; Aguascalientes; Mexico
Publicerad i
Energy Policy
2021, volym: 150, artikelnummer: 112145
SLU författare
Globala målen (SDG)
SDG7 Hållbar energi för alla
SDG8 Anständiga arbetsvillkor och ekonomisk tillväxt
SDG9 Hållbar industri, innovationer och infrastruktur
SDG11 Hållbara städer och samhällen
UKÄ forskningsämne
Nationalekonomi
Publikationens identifierare
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112145
Permanent länk till denna sida (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/110285