Resolving or managing uncertainties for carbon capture and storage: Lessons from historical analogues

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 192-204

  Watson, Jim ^a,c   Kern, Florian ^a   Markusson, Nils ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UK Energy Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon capture and storage (CCS); Low carbon technology; Socio technical systems; Technology assessment; Uncertainties

Indexed keywords

CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE; LOW-CARBON TECHNOLOGIES; SOCIOTECHNICAL SYSTEMS; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENTS; UNCERTAINTIES;

CARBON CAPTURE; RESEARCH; TECHNOLOGY;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84888070414     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2013.04.016     Document Type: Article

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