8-6-3 A Study on the problem of local government for renewable energy usage

An analysis on the current situations of local governments

Abstract

When expanding community-based energy projects, there is an increasing attention on what roles local governments play as critical actors. However, issues on their roles depend on each community.

This report determines results of questionnaires on local government awareness (696 valid responses) conducted in fiscal year 2015, followed by the ones in fiscal year 2014, and analyzes issues depending on different factors such as size of local governments, responsible section of energy issues, and exploitable renewable energy sources.

Based on these analyses, this report examines ways to promote community-based energy projects, and furthermore, to develop cross-sectional initiatives with sustainability and autonomy.