A comparison of techniques used to collect informed public opinions about CCS: Opinion quality after focus group discussions versus information-choice questionnaires

Mors, Emma ter; Terwel, Bart W.; Daamen, Dancker D.L.; Reiner, David; Schumann, Diana; Anghel, Sorin; Boulouta, Ioanna; Cismaru, Diana; Constantin, Carmencita; Jager, Chris C.H. de; Dudu, Alexandra; Esken, Andrea; Falup, Oana C.; Firth, Rebecca; Gemeni, Vasiliki; Hendriks, Chris; Ivan, Loredana; Koukouzas, Nikolaos; Markos, Angelos; Næss, Robert; Pietzner, Katja; Samoila, Irene R.; Sava, Constantin Ștefan; Stephenson, Michael H.; Tomescu, Claudia E.; Torvatn, Hans; Tvedt, Sturle Danielsen; Vallentin, Daniel; West, Julia M.; Ziogou, F.

doi:10.1016/j.ijggc.2013.07.015

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“…In our case, group discussions and interactive tools required particular involvement, likely leading to stable deeper value-based perspectives [12]. On the other hand, group discussions demand participants to justify their views and can hence reinforce existing preferences, as could have been the case for hydro or wind power [8,10]. This assumption is coherent with the findings from the evaluation of group discussion that showed a smaller influence on the opinion.…”

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Informed Citizen Panels on the Swiss Electricity Mix 2035: Longer-Term Evolution of Citizen Preferences and Affect in Two Cities

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For a successful transition to low-carbon electricity supply, public support is essential. Citizen preferences are best understood in the process of informed citizen panels, where citizens are informed about the pros and cons of various electricity technologies and spend time reflecting on the trade-offs. We investigated how information about electricity technologies and their sustainability impacts can change citizens’ preferences and affect for the complete Swiss electricity mix 2035. The citizens received information as factsheets and, during workshops, discussed in groups and built their preferred electricity mix using an interactive tool. The informed citizen panel (N = 33) in the Swiss city of Geneva showed high support for domestic renewable technologies and end-use efficiency, as well as low support for net electricity import, natural gas, and nuclear power. Preferences and affect for unfamiliar technologies changed after receiving information and remained stable even in the longer term four weeks after. Preferences and affect for already familiar technologies, like hydropower, barely changed. The same procedure in the two Swiss cities of Geneva and Zurich (N = 46) enabled the identification of robust support for renewable technologies and efficiency with only minor context-specific differences.

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Informed Citizen Panels on the Swiss Electricity Mix 2035: Longer-Term Evolution of Citizen Preferences and Affect in Two Cities

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“…Given that HEMS are an emerging technology, it was deemed unlikely that participants would have had direct experience of using one and/or be familiar with the rationale for their development. As such, an online Information and Choice Questionnaire (ICQ) method was employed for this research (de Best-Waldhober et al, 2009;ter Mors et al, 2013). ICQs have been shown to foster opinions which are more confident, stable, and consistent over time than regular questionnaire-based surveys, particularly when dealing with unfamiliar topics (Van Der Salm, Van Knippenberg, & Daamen, 1997).…”

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Empowering householders: Identifying predictors of intentions to use a home energy management system in the United Kingdom

2020

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Trials of technologies designed to promote residential demand-side energy management (DSM) have found aggregate levels of load-shifting behaviour and curtailment in energy use. These aggregate data, however, mask considerable differences in people's engagement in DSM at an individual household level. We present the findings of a quantitative exploration of people's intentions to use a home energy management system (HEMS) for residential DSM in the United Kingdom. The technology acceptance model (TAM) was used in conjunction with constructs measuring psychological empowerment and environmental attitudes to explore participants' acceptance of a HEMS to facilitate load-shifting. Findings from a mediation analysis showed perceptions of the usefulness of the HEMS and its ease of use were important predictors of people's intentions to use one. They also highlight a potential conflict between an individual's home energy consumption goals and national DSM goals. The implications of these findings for understanding end-user acceptance of HEMS are discussed. We conclude that seeking opportunities to promote shared, internalised goals for residential DSM may be an avenue for increasing the uptake and use of technologies designed to enable load-shifting (and other energy conservation behaviours) among endusers.

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“…Nevertheless, for the purposes of public awareness raising at a national scale, such an approach will not be enough. This means that various information distribution methods should be used [32] with mass media support.…”

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“…[75]2011200GeneralPublic perception, communicationOnline surveyto investigate the influence of information about monitoring measures at CO2 storage sites on laypeople's perceptions of CCS.Selma L. [5]2014N/AGeneralReviewQualitative, Literature reviewto review and analyze public perception research.Shackley S. [22]2005212GeneralPublic perceptionPanel discussionto explore public perceptions of carbon dioxide capture and storage, both when first presented with the idea and when more background information is provided;to explore perceptions of the key risks and concerns surrounding CCS and what information, policies and processes would make CCS more and less acceptable to the public.Shackley S. [88]2008512Cross-countryStakeholders' perception, public perceptionQuestionnaireto analyze social acceptability on the part of both the lay public and stakeholders;to examine the acceptability of CO2 capture and geological storage within the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol.Sharma S. [142]20060General-LocalProject experienceQualitative, Case studyto show an experience of solving a number of regulatory, organisational and social challenges which were occurred within the Otway Basin CCS Pilot Project.Sharp J.D. [74]20091972GeneralPublic perception of benefits and risks, level of supportOnline surveyto investigate the public's perceptions of the benefits and risks of CCS, the likely determinants of public opinion, and overall support for the use of CCS.Stephens J.C. [79]2009100GeneralPublic perception, learningSeminar, ICQto explore stakeholders' perceptions of the risks and benefits of CCS technology, and how those perceptions changed with additional information provided by CCS technology experts.Ter Mors E. [21]2010220GeneralStakeholders collaborationICQto examine whether people expect more balanced information from diverging collaborating stakeholders than from individual stakeholders;to examine the implications of (im)balance expectations for expected and perceived information quality;to examine whether the effectiveness of joint communications depends on the perceived (dis)similarity of the collaborating stakeholders;to assess whether occasional collaboration between stakeholders affects the perceived credibility of individual stakeholders.Ter Mors E. [32]2013…”

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Public perception of carbon capture and storage: A state-of-the-art overview

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Cherepovitsyn

Fedoseev

2019

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Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a technology enabling to use fossil fuels in a sustainable way. Therefore, it attracts much attention from the industrial sector, government authorities and scientific community. However, public awareness of the technology is extremely low, and the studies of the lay people's opinion have been launched only during the last decade. Taking into account the role of public support during the implementation of CCS projects, the authors would like to present herein their review of materials on this subject published during 2002–2018 (135 articles). As part of our review, we determined 9 key aspects forming the public perception of CCS. For each of the key aspects, we summarized the available results of the studies. Apart from that, we compared the CCS current status in different countries and provided a number of reasons for involving new countries into the fight against global warming. This work shows that most attention is devoted to CO2 storage; whereas its capture and transportation are poorly studied in terms of public perception. Wider development is required for the methodology enabling a transition from global rhetoric concerning global warming issues to the implementation of particular projects, namely, CCS. The issues related to public awareness of CCS are studied rather thoroughly, but no recommendations are provided regarding the establishment of an optimal database for the lay people. Numerous assessments of general public perception have been carried out. However little attention was paid to the regions with active projects, namely, to the factors considered the most important by the local public, and how actual project results meet their expectations. Therefore, despite an extensive scientific base developed over 17 years, further studies should be aimed at filling the existing gaps. This will enable to improve CCS attractiveness for the public, including the cases when it is compared with alternative low-carbon technologies.

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A comparison of techniques used to collect informed public opinions about CCS: Opinion quality after focus group discussions versus information-choice questionnaires

Cited by 30 publications

References 44 publications

Informed Citizen Panels on the Swiss Electricity Mix 2035: Longer-Term Evolution of Citizen Preferences and Affect in Two Cities

Informed Citizen Panels on the Swiss Electricity Mix 2035: Longer-Term Evolution of Citizen Preferences and Affect in Two Cities

Empowering householders: Identifying predictors of intentions to use a home energy management system in the United Kingdom

Public perception of carbon capture and storage: A state-of-the-art overview

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