The Effects of the Energy Policies in Northern Cyprus on the Environment

Abstract

The study will first briefly present information on energy and its importance. Later on the energy policies of Northern Cyprus will be examined in detail. Furthermore, the attitudes and thoughts on the energy policies of Northern Cyprus of the people living in areas where the majority of energy production is conducted will be evaluated through the use of the attitude scale. This study has been designed as a quantitative research. The attitude scale has been used as a data collection instrument in the study. This study demonstrates that the energy policies in Northern Cyprus lacks energy planning and are very weak in terms of environmental security. In short, the energy policies in Northern Cyprus negatively affect the environment and risk human health. When taking into consideration the conditions of the country, the need to develop and enlarge the use of renewable energy usage in the country is important in terms of both the economy and ecology.