Danes have debated solar panels and onshore wind turbines so intensely that the Danish Language Council last year named ’iron fields’ (’jernmarker’) the word of the year, a title given to every year’s most defining Danish word. And yet, solar panels and onshore wind are by far the area of climate policy where Danes most underestimate how much public support there actually is.

According to a new report from the Danish Council on Climate Change, Danes think only a third of local residents support onshore wind turbines and solar panels. In reality, twice as many – two-thirds – support putting up more renewable energy in their own area.