Public Perception of the Use of Woody Biomass for Energy Purposes in the Evaluation of Content and Information Management on the Internet

Kamila Słupińska, Marek Wieruszewski (), Piotr Szczypa, Anna Kożuch and Krzysztof Adamowicz
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Kamila Słupińska: WEFiZ, Institute of Management, University of Szczecin, Adama Mickiewicza 64, 71-101 Szczecin, Poland
Marek Wieruszewski: Department Mechanical Wood Technology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 28, 60-637 Poznan, Poland
Piotr Szczypa: The College of Economics and Social Sciences, Warsaw University of Technology, 00-661 Warszawa, Poland
Anna Kożuch: Department of Forest Management, Geomatics and Forest Economics, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Avenue 29, Listopada 46, 31-425 Krakow, Poland
Krzysztof Adamowicz: Department of Forestry Economics and Technology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 28, 60-637 Poznan, Poland

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 19, 1-11

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to provide an overview of the public perception of the increase in forest biomass production, particularly in Poland, in the context of global and European Union (EU) climate and energy policy directions. Trends regarding the justification of biomass production in the EU and the world were also analyzed. The study compared the results of public sentiment surveys concerning the use of biomass in Poland as a member state of the European Union. The results are presented in tabular and graphical form. Data were obtained from analyses of social websites, study reports, and information social media in Poland. This study shows an increase in the negative perception of biomass use nationally and globally. It can be concluded that the increasing trend of forest biomass extraction resulted from the growing demand for green energy sources. Changes in European Union policy affected the popularization of biomass production worldwide as a result of growing energy demand. The use of renewable energy sources is necessary to reduce environmental degradation and secure society’s growing energy needs. It is necessary to increase the flow of information about the importance of forest biomass for the environmental aspects of society in order to gain acceptance of the EU’s promoted direction of stable renewable energy.

Keywords: biomass production; social research; content analysis; Poland; climate and energy policy; renewable energy sources (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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