Communicating CCS: Applying communications theory to public perceptions of carbon capture and storage

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1651-1662

  Brunsting, S ^a   Upham, P ^b,c,d   Dutschke E ^e   De Best Waldhober, M ^a   Oltra, C ^f   Desbarats, J ^g   Riesch, H ^h   Reiner, D ⁱ  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^e FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SYSTEMS AND INNOVATION RESEARCH ISI   (Germany)

^f Gran Via Corts Catalanes   (Spain)

^g Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP)   (United Kingdom)

^h IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CCS; Communication; Perceptions

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; GREENHOUSE GASES; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; POLLUTION; SENSORY PERCEPTION;

EMPIRICAL FINDINGS; INPUT FACTORS; INPUT-OUTPUT; OUTPUT FACTORS; PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS; PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT; PUBLIC PERCEPTION; SOURCE CREDIBILITIES;

CARBON CAPTURE;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COMMUNICATION; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; MATRIX; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION;

EID: 81455141212     PISSN: 17505836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2011.09.012     Document Type: Article

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