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Least polluting energy source 2015 according to the French

Published by Statista Research Department, Oct 11, 2016

This statistic represents the opinion of the French regarding the least polluting energy in 2015.
Therefore, solar energy was considered by almost 50 percent of the respondents as the least polluting type of energy generation, followed by wind power (31 percent).

What do you think is the least polluting energy? *

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Characteristic	Share of respondents
Solar energy	49.6%
Wind power	31.2%
Hydroelectric power	8.9%
Biomass energy	6.1%
Nuclear energy	2.5%
Gas	1.1%
Oil	0.5%
Do not know	0.2%

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Details: France; IRSN; BVA; November 25 to December 11, 2015; 1,016 respondents; 18 years and older; Face-to-face interview

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Source

IRSN

Survey by

IRSN; BVA

Published by

IRSN

Source link

Baromètre IRSN 2016 : perception des risques et de la sécurité par les Français, page 119

Release date

October 2016

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Region

France

Survey time period

November 25 to December 11, 2015

Number of respondents

1,016 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

* The question was formulated by the source as follows: "Which of the following energies best describes each of the following qualities? "

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