Risk from CO2 storage in saline aquifers: A comparison of lay and expert perceptions of risk

Energy Procedia

Volumn 4, Issue , 2011, Pages 6360-6367

  Mander, Sarah ^a   Polson, Debbie ^b   Roberts, Thomas ^a   Curtis, Andrew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carban capture; Public perceptions; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CARBON CAPTURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; GREENHOUSE GASES; HYDROGEOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CARBAN CAPTURE; MULTIPLE ISSUE; PERCEPTIONS OF RISKS; PUBLIC CONCERN; PUBLIC PERCEPTION; RISK COMMUNICATION; SALINE AQUIFERS; STORAGE POTENTIAL;

RISK PERCEPTION;

EID: 79955433611     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2011.02.653     Document Type: Conference Paper

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