Informed public opinions on CCS in comparison to other mitigation options

Best-Waldhober, Marjolein de; Daamen, Dancker D.L.; Ramirez, Andrea; Faaij, André; Hendriks, Chris; Visser, Erika de

doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2009.02.306

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“…For example, the survey by Mercer et al [43] found very low familiarity with the term 'geoengineering' but much higher recognition of the term 'climate engineering', which people are able to associate with the more common idea of 'weather modification'. Such findings suggest that it will be important in future research to find ways to elicit more 'informed' or stable preferences for geoengineering, for example by providing sufficient balanced information as an integral part of any survey materials [48] or by taking individuals through more extensive deliberative exercises [7].…”

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Exploring early public responses to geoengineering

Pidgeon

Corner

Parkhill

et al. 2012

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A.

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Proposals for geoengineering the Earth's climate are prime examples of emerging or 'upstream' technologies, because many aspects of their effectiveness, cost and risks are yet to be researched, and in many cases are highly uncertain. This paper contributes to the emerging debate about the social acceptability of geoengineering technologies by presenting preliminary evidence on public responses to geoengineering from two of the very first UK studies of public perceptions and responses. The discussion draws upon two datasets: qualitative data (from an interview study conducted in 42 households in 2009), and quantitative data (from a subsequent nationwide survey (n = 1822) of British public opinion). Unsurprisingly, baseline awareness of geoengineering was extremely low in both cases. The data from the survey indicate that, when briefly explained to people, carbon dioxide removal approaches were preferred to solar radiation management, while significant positive correlations were also found between concern about climate change and support for different geoengineering approaches. We discuss some of the wider considerations that are likely to shape public perceptions of geoengineering as it enters the media and public sphere, and conclude that, aside from technical considerations, public perceptions are likely to prove a key element influencing the debate over questions of the acceptability of geoengineering proposals.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Exploring early public responses to geoengineering

Pidgeon

Corner

Parkhill

et al. 2012

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A.

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“…A further concept that merits discussion in the context of the social acceptance of energy is that of "pseudo opinions" and "non-attitudes" [97] [98]. Particular energy technologies may often be unfamiliar to publics.…”

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Towards a cross-paradigmatic framework of the social acceptance of energy systems

Upham

Oltra²,

Boso

2015

Energy Research & Social Science

207

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As the significance of public opinion and practice for energy system change has become more widely understood, an expanding body of work is investigating drivers of social and public acceptance of a wide diversity of energy technologies, both infrastructure and end-user applications. The literature is large and spans multiple contexts, methods, theoretical and disciplinary perspectives and paradigms. While this diversity is in many ways healthy, experience suggests that it can be confusing for those without close knowledge of its constituent parts. Here we set out a framework for thinking about energy technology 'acceptance' that is relatively neutral in normative and theoretical terms, while acknowledging that a full integration of perspectives and complete theoretical neutrality are not possible. We do not claim a comprehensive review base, but draw on our experience to illustrate the diversity of what we regard as the more influential perspectives in the literature.

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“…The survey, in contrast, built on recent methodological thinking in 'informed preference' survey design, which in the energy field have been developed in a number of recent studies of attitudes toward carbon capture and storage and energy portfolios (12,43). The idea here is to support people's construction of preferences by providing additional information embedded in the survey instrument.…”

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Creating a national citizen engagement process for energy policy

Pidgeon

Demski

Butler

et al. 2014

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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This paper examines some of the science communication challenges involved when designing and conducting public deliberation processes on issues of national importance. We take as our illustrative case study a recent research project investigating public values and attitudes toward future energy system change for the United Kingdom. National-level issues such as this are often particularly difficult to engage the public with because of their inherent complexity, derived from multiple interconnected elements and policy frames, extended scales of analysis, and different manifestations of uncertainty. With reference to the energy system project, we discuss ways of meeting a series of science communication challenges arising when engaging the public with national topics, including the need to articulate systems thinking and problem scale, to provide balanced information and policy framings in ways that open up spaces for reflection and deliberation, and the need for varied methods of facilitation and data synthesis that permit access to participants' broader values. Although resource intensive, national-level deliberation is possible and can produce useful insights both for participants and for science policy.public engagement | national dialogue | energy system transitions

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Informed public opinions on CCS in comparison to other mitigation options

Cited by 38 publications

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Exploring early public responses to geoengineering

Exploring early public responses to geoengineering

Towards a cross-paradigmatic framework of the social acceptance of energy systems

Creating a national citizen engagement process for energy policy

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