 A majority of Swedes grossly underestimate the importance of bio-energy for the country's energy supply. Only a few of them know that bio-energy constitutes as much as 29 % of our energy supply.
In a poll made on the subject 82 % of the interviewed persons participated. 52 % of them believe that bio-energy represents less than 20 % of total energy consumption in Sweden. As many as 34 % believe that the figure is less than 10 %.
The conclusion is that 70 % of all Swedes do not know or that they underestimate the importance of bio-energy. Only 15 % believe that the percentage figure is higher than what it really is.
In a press release Mr Gustaf Melin, managing director of "Svebio", the Swedish bio-energy association, says that the weak knowledge of the importance of bio-energy proves that our branch has not succeeded in informing the public of our activities. Deficient knowledge is a political problem. It is difficult to make the right decisions about energy supply when voters do not know the real situation.
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