Improving Energy Literacy to Facilitate Energy Transition and Nurture Environmental Culture in Vietnam
Concern about energy depletion has risen because of industrialization and consumerism, pushing a transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. To this end, every group within society, especially the youth, should be made responsible for confronting and/or mitigating environmental problem...
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| author | Quy Van Khuc Mai Tran Thuy Nguyen Nguyen An Thinh Thao Dang Dang Trung Tuyen Phu Pham Luu Quoc Dat |
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| description | Concern about energy depletion has risen because of industrialization and consumerism, pushing a transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. To this end, every group within society, especially the youth, should be made responsible for confronting and/or mitigating environmental problems. This study advances the understanding of young adults’ intentions to learn about energy conservation and its influencing factors, as well as contributes to the literature on environmental management and environmental culture and development. We used a systematic random sample technique to conduct a large-scale online survey with 1454 students from 48 different Vietnamese universities and employed Bayesian regression model to analyze the data. The initial research indicates that young adults are highly concerned about the environment, but more work has to be done to turn perceptions into actions. The majority of respondents—nearly 83%—want to increase their energy-saving knowledge, and around 50% are interested in enrolling in an energy course. Their decision regarding participation in an energy course is largely influenced by their perception and income. Women were more inclined to take energy-saving courses, and people who lived in rural areas had a stronger desire to increase their knowledge. Our research has various policy implications for promoting energy transformation and/or nurturing environmental cultures associated with environmental education improvement in Vietnam and beyond. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-df340510146647bbb1b4dcbf683f9d882023-11-17T14:16:23ZengMDPI AGUrban Science2413-88512023-01-01711310.3390/urbansci7010013Improving Energy Literacy to Facilitate Energy Transition and Nurture Environmental Culture in VietnamQuy Van Khuc0Mai Tran1Thuy Nguyen2Nguyen An Thinh3Thao Dang4Dang Trung Tuyen5Phu Pham6Luu Quoc Dat7Faculty of Development Economics, VNU University of Economics and Business, Vietnam National University, Hanoi 100000, VietnamVietkap, Hanoi 100000, VietnamVietkap, Hanoi 100000, VietnamFaculty of Development Economics, VNU University of Economics and Business, Vietnam National University, Hanoi 100000, VietnamDepartment of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies, Western University, London, ON N6A 3K7, CanadaFaculty of Political Economy, VNU University of Economics and Business, Vietnam National University, Hanoi 100000, VietnamVietkap, Hanoi 100000, VietnamFaculty of Development Economics, VNU University of Economics and Business, Vietnam National University, Hanoi 100000, VietnamConcern about energy depletion has risen because of industrialization and consumerism, pushing a transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. To this end, every group within society, especially the youth, should be made responsible for confronting and/or mitigating environmental problems. This study advances the understanding of young adults’ intentions to learn about energy conservation and its influencing factors, as well as contributes to the literature on environmental management and environmental culture and development. We used a systematic random sample technique to conduct a large-scale online survey with 1454 students from 48 different Vietnamese universities and employed Bayesian regression model to analyze the data. The initial research indicates that young adults are highly concerned about the environment, but more work has to be done to turn perceptions into actions. The majority of respondents—nearly 83%—want to increase their energy-saving knowledge, and around 50% are interested in enrolling in an energy course. Their decision regarding participation in an energy course is largely influenced by their perception and income. Women were more inclined to take energy-saving courses, and people who lived in rural areas had a stronger desire to increase their knowledge. Our research has various policy implications for promoting energy transformation and/or nurturing environmental cultures associated with environmental education improvement in Vietnam and beyond.https://www.mdpi.com/2413-8851/7/1/13energy transformationenergy policysustainabilitybayesian approachrenewable energy |
| spellingShingle | Quy Van Khuc Mai Tran Thuy Nguyen Nguyen An Thinh Thao Dang Dang Trung Tuyen Phu Pham Luu Quoc Dat Improving Energy Literacy to Facilitate Energy Transition and Nurture Environmental Culture in Vietnam Urban Science energy transformation energy policy sustainability bayesian approach renewable energy |
| title | Improving Energy Literacy to Facilitate Energy Transition and Nurture Environmental Culture in Vietnam |
| title_full | Improving Energy Literacy to Facilitate Energy Transition and Nurture Environmental Culture in Vietnam |
| title_fullStr | Improving Energy Literacy to Facilitate Energy Transition and Nurture Environmental Culture in Vietnam |
| title_full_unstemmed | Improving Energy Literacy to Facilitate Energy Transition and Nurture Environmental Culture in Vietnam |
| title_short | Improving Energy Literacy to Facilitate Energy Transition and Nurture Environmental Culture in Vietnam |
| title_sort | improving energy literacy to facilitate energy transition and nurture environmental culture in vietnam |
| topic | energy transformation energy policy sustainability bayesian approach renewable energy |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2413-8851/7/1/13 |
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