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We posted a survey in the subreddit r/Brunei and 54 people answered it. This survey strongly suggests that the people of Brunei under the age of 30 are very pessimistic of Brunei successfully sustaining itself when its main source of revenue and energy, fossil fuels, runs out in 2035. However, they are supportive towards Brunei investing and improving in Brunei’s future sooner than later to secure the country’s economy, revenue, and energy, and ultimately maintain the standard of living of the population. They are also generally willing to take up environmental-friendly activities such as use public transport if it is well developed and convenient. For effective measures, the government can implement projects making renewable energy easier to access to encourage the locals to use renewable energy, particularly by making renewable energy cheaper and providing loans. The government could also aid the locals in making decisions to use renewable energy, basic knowledge of using and maintaining relevant renewable energy. Moreover, the government should make renewable energy more competitive than fossil fuels in terms of convenience and cost to push locals to use renewable energy, while encouraging locals to adopt renewable energy though mass media.