Informed public opinion in the Netherlands: Evaluation of CO2 capture and storage technologies in comparison with other CO2 mitigation options

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

Volumn 10, Issue , 2012, Pages 169-180

  de Best Waldhober, Marjolein ^a   Daamen, Dancker ^a   Ramirez, Andrea Ramirez ^b   Faaij, André ^b   Hendriks, Chris ^c   de Visser, Erika ^c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c ECORYS Netherlands   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acceptance; CCS; Information Choice Questionnaire; Mitigation; Public opinion

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; NUCLEAR ENERGY; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SURVEYS; WIND POWER;

ACCEPTANCE; BIO-MASS ENERGY; CO2 EMISSION REDUCTION; GENERAL POPULATION; INFORMATION-CHOICE QUESTIONNAIRE; MITIGATION; PUBLIC OPINIONS; REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE;

CARBON CAPTURE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; NUCLEAR POWER;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 84863504990     PISSN: 17505836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2012.05.023     Document Type: Article

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