Predictors of risk and benefit perception of carbon capture and storage (CCS) in regions with different stages of deployment

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

Volumn 25, Issue , 2014, Pages 23-32

  L'Orange Seigo, Selma ^a   Arvai, Joseph ^b,c   Dohle, Simone ^a   Siegrist, Michael ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c DECISION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Canada; Carbon capture and storage; CCS; Public perception

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; RISK PERCEPTION;

ALBERTA; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGES (CCS); DIFFERENT STAGES; PUBLIC PERCEPTION; SASKATCHEWAN;

CARBON CAPTURE;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; PERCEPTION; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE TECHNOLOGY;

ALBERTA; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 84898894135     PISSN: 17505836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2014.03.007     Document Type: Article

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