Lay perceptions of carbon capture and storage technology

Oltra, Christian; Sala, Roser; Solà, Rosario; Masso, Marina Di; Rowe, Gene

doi:10.1016/j.ijggc.2010.02.001

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“…Recent research shows that attitudes towards NP and other low-carbon technology options, e.g., carbon capture and storage (CCS) tend to be more favourable if they are seen not to affect investment in renewables (see e.g. Oltra et al, 2010;Pidgeon et al, 2008). The high levels of support for renewables relative to NP within our studies could be taken as evidence for this caveat on the endorsement of NP and would support attempts to delineate, where possible, the non-competitive nature of these options.…”

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Assessing the impact of framing on the comparative favourability of nuclear power as an electricity generating option in the UK

2012

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Article available under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) eprints@whiterose.ac.uk https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/ Reuse Unless indicated otherwise, fulltext items are protected by copyright with all rights reserved. The copyright exception in section 29 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 allows the making of a single copy solely for the purpose of non-commercial research or private study within the limits of fair dealing. The publisher or other rights-holder may allow further reproduction and re-use of this version -refer to the White Rose Research Online record for this item. Where records identify the publisher as the copyright holder, users can verify any specific terms of use on the publisher's website. TakedownIf you consider content in White Rose Research Online to be in breach of UK law, please notify us by emailing eprints@whiterose.ac.uk including the URL of the record and the reason for the withdrawal request. 1 Now published in Energy Policy:Jones, C. R., Eiser, J. R., & Gamble, T. R. (2012). Assessing the impact of framing on the comparative favourability of nuclear power as an electricity generating option in the UK. Energy Policy, 41, 451-465.Assessing the impact of framing on the comparative favourability of nuclear power as an electricity generating option in the UK. showed an apparent increase in the endorsement of nuclear following climate change 'framing'. > Studies 2 and 3 contradict this finding, suggesting that 'framing' had a limited direct effect on preferences for nuclear power. 3 AbstractIn 2007 the UK government's public consultation on the future of nuclear power courted much criticism. Three studies were conducted to assess whether key arguments used by government within this consultation might have influenced public opinion about the technology. Participants first read a passage of text which made salient certain positive (climate change mitigation, increased energy security) or negative (nuclear waste) aspects of the nuclear debate. Participants then completed a task that required them to create an electricity mix for the UK by varying the contributions made by each of five energy sources (coal, gas, nuclear, renewables and electric import). Study 1 seemed to indicate that pitching the debate in terms of climate change mitigation was effective in increasing endorsement of nuclear power.The results of studies 2 and 3, however, contested this conclusion suggesting that these arguments were having little direct impact upon participants' preferences for nuclear power. The results of these studies hold implications for UK energy policy and attitude assessment and can contribute to the understanding of how the arguments used by government in the 2007 consultation might have influenced public opinion. Running HeadThe impact of framing on the favourability of nuclear power.

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“…If the CO2 has been captured from burning fossil fuels, CCS will avoid increased CO2 concentration, and if the CO2 is captured from burning biomass (or from air), CCS will decrease the atmospheric CO2 concentration, ceteris paribus. Today, however, there are several obstacles that have to be overcome before CCS could be available at a large scale, including public acceptance (Oltra et al, 2010;Dütschke, 2011). CCS is also only applicable for relatively large CO2 sources and storage possibilities depend on geological prerequisites.…”

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The Potential for Electrofuels Production in Sweden Utilizing Fossil and Biogenic CO2 Point Sources

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“…In addition to these concerns, recurrent themes in public opinion studies include a focus on the risks perceived to accompany CCS, such as possible CO 2 leakage from the reservoir (e.g. Oltra et al, 2010;Upham and Thomas, 2011).…”

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Internet-based public debate of CCS: Lessons from online focus groups in Poland and Spain

Riesch

Oltra²,

Lis

et al. 2013

Energy Policy

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Abstract:This paper makes three contributions to the developing literature on public opinion and understanding of CCS. The first is a discussion of online focus groups as a deliberative method in experimental and perhaps consultative contexts. The second is the role of anchoring and associative reasoning in the development of public opinion of CCS, illustrated through the coincidental timing of the investigation with the Fukushima nuclear accident. The third is a discussion of managing public-facing energy messaging in an age of public access to online information. Two multi-day, online focus groups or "dialogue boards" were held, one in Poland and one in Spain, with participants drawn from regions with active CCS development potential. The nature of the groups led to participants being subject to wider social influence through discussion of the topic offline. They were also able to research and present evidence on the topic to the group, deepening debate and allowing the emergence of 'experts'. The study illustrates and affirms the importance of trust in message source, the difficulties of challenging preexisting concerns and opinion and the challenge potentially posed by access to conflicting online information.

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Lay perceptions of carbon capture and storage technology

Cited by 81 publications

References 21 publications

Assessing the impact of framing on the comparative favourability of nuclear power as an electricity generating option in the UK

Assessing the impact of framing on the comparative favourability of nuclear power as an electricity generating option in the UK

The Potential for Electrofuels Production in Sweden Utilizing Fossil and Biogenic CO2 Point Sources

Internet-based public debate of CCS: Lessons from online focus groups in Poland and Spain

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