Public perceptions of CCS: Emergent themes in pan-European focus groups and implications for communications

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1359-1367

  Upham, Paul ^a,b,c   Roberts, Thomas ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Carbon capture and storage; Perceptions

Indexed keywords

BINARY ALLOYS; FOSSIL FUELS; POTASSIUM ALLOYS; SENSORY PERCEPTION; SOCIAL ASPECTS; URANIUM ALLOYS;

ATTITUDES; CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGES (CCS); CCS TECHNOLOGIES; LOCAL COMMUNITY; PIPE TECHNOLOGY; POLITICAL CONTEXT; PUBLIC OPINIONS; PUBLIC PERCEPTION;

CARBON CAPTURE;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; FOSSIL FUEL; PERCEPTION; POLITICAL RELATIONS;

BELGIUM; GERMANY; NETHERLANDS; POLAND; SPAIN; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 80052140368     PISSN: 17505836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2011.06.005     Document Type: Article

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