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<p>Wave 14 of the Public Attitudes Tracker reveals that 75% of participants support
the use of renewable energy to provide electricity, fuel and heat to the UK, 20% neither
support nor oppose its use, and 4% oppose it.</p><p>The questions on individual renewable
energy technologies were not included as part of the wave 14 survey, and will now
feature bi-annually. This change is part of a wider review of the Public Attitudes
Tracker, which commenced at the beginning of 2015, with the aim to ensure existing
questions continue to add value and to increase capacity for additional topical questions
going forward.</p><p>As three years’ worth of data reveals no clear pattern of change,
DECC considered that understanding public attitudes to renewable technologies would
not be hampered by reducing the frequency. Similar decisions were taken for the more
frequent questions on energy saving and wasting, and energy security. The specific
renewable questions will feature again in the next wave to be published on 10<sup>th</sup>
November.</p><p> </p>
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