Lay perceptions of carbon capture and storage technology

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 698-706

  Oltra, C ^a   Sala, R ^a   Sola R ^a   Di Masso, M ^b   Rowe, G ^c  

^a CIEMAT   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon capture and storage; Focus groups; Public engagement; Public perception; Social acceptance

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EMISSION CONTROL; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOCIAL SCIENCES COMPUTING; STORAGE (MATERIALS);

CAPTURE AND STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES; CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGES (CCS); CCS TECHNOLOGIES; FOCUS GROUPS; PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT; PUBLIC PERCEPTION; SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE; STIMULUS MATERIALS;

CARBON CAPTURE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DECISION MAKING; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; STAKEHOLDER;

SPAIN;

EID: 77952584210     PISSN: 17505836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2010.02.001     Document Type: Article

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