Initial public reactions to carbon capture and storage (CCS): Differentiating general and local views

Climate Policy

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 288-300

  Terwel, Bart W ^a   Daamen, Dancker D L ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

carbon capture and storage (CCS); climate change mitigation; NIMBY; protest; public attitudes; risk perception; trust

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; NOT IN MY BACK YARD RESPONSE; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RISK PERCEPTION;

EID: 84861166780     PISSN: 14693062     EISSN: 17527457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2011.637819     Document Type: Article

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