The Role of Social Factors in Shaping Public Perceptions of CCS: Results of Multi-State Focus Group Interviews in the U.S.

Energy Procedia

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 4665-4672

  Bradbury, Judith ^a   Ray, Isha ^b   Peterson, Tarla ^c   Wade, Sarah ^d   Wong Parodi, Gabrielle ^b   Feldpausch, Andrea ^e  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d AJW Inc   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

CCS; communication; public acceptance; public perception; risk communication

Indexed keywords

CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CCS; ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS; FOCUS GROUPS; MULTI STATE; PERCEIVED BENEFITS; PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE; PUBLIC PERCEPTION; RISK COMMUNICATION; SOCIAL FACTOR; SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY;

COMMUNICATION; FORESTRY;

RISK PERCEPTION;

EID: 67650158839     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18766102     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2009.02.289     Document Type: Conference Paper

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