Principal Factor | Statement | Mean | SD | N |
Environment and economic change | Market price volatility | 3.7 | 0.846 | 205 |
Increase in population and urbanization | 3.6 | 1.038 | 205 | |
Increase in economic growth | 3.4 | 0.769 | 205 | |
Sudden change in the economic purchasing power of consumers | 3.4 | 0.906 | 205 | |
Geopolitical influence | 3.4 | 1.145 | 205 | |
Environmental and natural disasters | 3.3 | 0.955 | 205 | |
Global restriction on energy use due to environmental concerns | 3.1 | 0.869 | 205 | |
Political factors | Disputes over sovereignty of resources | 3.4 | 1.126 | 205 |
Unhealthy relationship with energy supplying country | 3.3 | 0.902 | 205 | |
Protests about environmental change | 3.2 | 0.927 | 205 | |
political instability in producing regions, | 3.2 | 0.934 | 205 | |
Physical disruption | Over-reliance on any one supplier or group of suppliers | 3.7 | 0.886 | 205 |
Mismanagement of the energy sector | 3.7 | 1.039 | 205 | |
Disruption of supply lines or sources | 3.6 | 1.126 | 205 | |
Market conditions | Lack of diversity in energy sources | 3.93 | 0.84 | 205 |
Demand from new industries | 3.34 | 0.754 | 205 |