Influential information and factors for social acceptance of CCS: The 2nd round survey of public opinion in Japan

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

“…Reiner et al (2006) found low awareness in all four countries, ranging from 22% of respondents confirming they had heard or read about CCS in Japan, to as little as 4% of respondents confirming this in the US. A more recent study in Japan (Itaoka et al, 2009) showed similar results, with 7-18% of respondents stating they know to some extent. In a survey of 900 respondents in Australia, only 30% of respondents were able to give a meaningful answer when asked what they understood about CCS (Ashworth et al, 2006).…”

“…In other studies, respondents are gathered in focus groups and are informed by either researchers, experts or handouts (e.g. Ashworth et al, 2009;Bradbury et al, 2009;Curry et al, 2004;Itaoka et al, 2004Itaoka et al, , 2006Itaoka et al, , 2009Shackley et al, 2005;Sharp et al, 2006;Tokushige et al, 2007;Daamen, 1994, 1996).…”

Public acceptance of CCS system elements: A conjoint measurement

“…Only 10% of Europeans have heard of CCS (European Commission, 2011). In Japan, 19% of respondents reported hearing about CCS or some knowledge of it (Itaoka et al, 2009). Results from Miller et al (2008) show that not more than 18% of Australians have heard of geological storage of CO 2 and from the United States, Curry et al (2007) report that 5% of respondents have heard of CCS.…”

The politics and policy of carbon capture and storage: Framing an emergent technology

“…Since 2005 the literature on public understanding/awareness of CCS has exploded (De Best Waldhober and Daamen, 2006;Ramirez et al, 2008;Shackley et al, 2007Shackley et al, , 2009Scharp et al, 2009;Van Alphen, 2007). Recent studies include surveys of stakeholder attitudes toward CCS in North America, Japan and Europe (Itaoka et al, 2009;Johnsson et al, 2010;Oltra et al, 2010). One impetus for this research is that public acceptance and awareness is frequently cited as one of the key barriers to CCS deployment by CCS advocates in industry, government and the NGO sector.…”