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Survey: Chinese willing to stump up for clean energy

By Li Jing (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2009-02-17 14:26

Chinese people are prepared to dig deeper into their pockets to protect the environment, according to a survey published by Greenpeace China.

The survey, conducted by leading global research group Ipsos, showed that the Chinese public strongly supports policy measures to combat global warming. A total of 1,175 interviewees in 10 Chinese cities, including Beijing, Shanghai and Harbin, said they were willing to pay an average of 19.15 percent more for clean energy, such as wind and solar power, to combat climate change.

Younger people said they would be willing to pay the most, with respondents aged between 15 and 24 saying they would accept an average price hike of 22 percent for clean energy.