Exploration of public acceptance regarding CO2 underground sequestration technologies

Anticipating public attitudes toward underground CO2 storage

“…Shackley et al (2004) found in England that attitudes started off slightly negative but became slightly positive after additional information about CCS was presented. In Japan, Itaoka et al (2004), Uno et al (2004), and Tokushige et al (2004) found support for CCS in general, but not if it were to be locally situated, with additional information about CCS leading to increased support. Australian researchers found that on average, Queensland residents felt that CCS was a promising technology (cLET, 2006), while in Sweden, a majority of survey respondents were open to using CCS to address climate change .…”

“…Previous research into public attitudes toward CCS has used a variety of methodologies, including individual interviews and focus groups (Huijts, 2003;Shackley et al, 2004;Palmgren et al, 2004;Uno et al, 2004;Tokushige et al, 2004), and large statistically significant surveys (Curry, 2004;Itaoka et al, 2004;Reiner et al, 2006). While smaller scale interviews and focus groups can allow a more thorough investigation of the thought processes contributing to attitudes about CCS, their small scale reduces the applicability of their findings to a larger audience.…”

Environmental non-government organizations’ perceptions of geologic sequestration

“…Only the Opponent group favors rejection. Existing research on public perceptions of geologic sequestration shows that the public is largely unaware of the technology, and, when made aware of it, is neutral to negative about it (Sharp 2000, Curry 2004, Uno et al 2004, Palmgren et al 2004.…”