Public understanding of hydrogen energy: A theoretical approach

Sherry-Brennan, Fionnguala; Devine‐Wright, Hannah; Devine‐Wright, Patrick

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2009.03.037

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“…The results suggest that manufacturers should stress the cognitive benefits of their products in order to reduce the level of uncertainty and thus negative emotions such as worry and nervousness. Positive emotions should also be emphasized in their communications as previous studies suggested that positive emotions can compensate for any negative effects resulting from uncertainty and perceived risk related to new technologies and increase willingness to try (Chaudhuri et al, 2010;Sherry-Brennan et al, 2010).…”

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Consumers' evaluations of ecological packaging – Rational and emotional approaches

Koenig‐Lewis

Palmer

Dermody

et al. 2014

Journal of Environmental Psychology

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Ecological marketing claims have been criticized for confusing or misleading buyers, leading to calls for more rationality in promoting and evaluating 'green' products. However, emotions are important drivers influencing pro-environmental purchase decisions. This study investigates consumers' emotional and rational evaluations of pro-environmental packaging. A conceptual model incorporates individuals' general environmental concerns, their rational beliefs about environmental effects of product consumption and emotions evoked. Hypotheses are tested with 312 Norwegian consumers who evaluated a beverage container incorporating organic material. Purchase intention was significantly influenced by general environmental concern, but not by rational evaluations of benefits. Rational evaluations had differing effects on positive and negative emotions. Both positive and negative emotions had significant direct effects on purchase intention. This paper contributes to evidence that emotions rather than rational evaluations are key drivers for changing pro-environmental purchase behavior and adds new knowledge about the role of negative emotions evoked by pro-environmental packaging.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Consumers' evaluations of ecological packaging – Rational and emotional approaches

Koenig‐Lewis

Palmer

Dermody

et al. 2014

Journal of Environmental Psychology

284

137

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“…Hydrogen storage at high pressure or in liquid state is controversial due to security issues that also imply social acceptability [3,4]. Hydrogen adsorption on a solid surface allows reducing the storage pressure but requires low temperatures to enhance adsorption capacity.…”

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Assessment of hydrogen storage in activated carbons produced from hydrothermally treated organic materials

Schaefer

Fierro

Izquierdo

et al. 2016

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

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Available online xxx Keywords:Hydrogen storage Adsorption Hydrothermal carbonisation KOH activation Microporous activated carbons a b s t r a c t 12 activated carbons (ACs) were prepared by KOH activation using hydrochars as precursors. These hydrochars were prepared by hydrothermal carbonisation (HTC) of sucrose solutions at concentrations ranging from 0.2 to 1.6 mol L À1 . The KOH to hydrochar weight ratio (W) was varied from 1 to 5, and the activation temperature was set to 1023 K. ACs texture was assessed by nitrogen and carbon dioxide adsorption at 77 and 273 K, respectively; pore size distribution was calculated by using both isotherms and the SAIEUS© software. ACs with surface areas between 790 and 2240 m 2 g À1 were obtained. Hydrogen excess adsorption was determined at 298 K and pressures up to 10 MPa in a volumetric device, and the isosteric heat of adsorption (Q st ) was calculated for four ACs, using hydrogen isotherms obtained at 278, 298 and 308 K. Potassium intercalation between graphitic planes was assumed to account for the high Q st values, 7e8 kJ mol À1 . Hydrogen uptake at 2 MPa was compared with hydrogen adsorption data of 38 other ACs reported in the open literature. Hydrogen adsorption fundamentally depends on micropore volume and preliminary HTC did not enhance hydrogen storage although it could be a good strategy for doping carbon with heteroelements.

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“…Research within this framework has investigated complex and challenging social phenomena such as HIV/AIDS, mental illness, and human rights. It has also been used extensively in relation to environmental concern (Castro 2006), including public understandings of biotechnology, hydrogen energy, and environmental risk (Bauer and Gaskell 2002, Castro and Gomes 2005, Kronberger and Wagner 2007, Sherry-Brennan et al 2010, Callaghan et al 2012.…”

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Using social representations theory to make sense of climate change: what scientists and nonscientists in Australia think

Moloney¹,

Leviston²,

Lynam³

et al. 2014

E&S

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ABSTRACT. The mass media has ensured that the challenging and complex phenomenon of climate change now has the household familiarity of a brand name. But what is it that is understood by climate change, and by whom? What frame of reference is drawn upon to communicate meaningfully about climate change? Do particular subgroups within our society hold different understandings, or have the debate and the prolific dissemination of information about this issue coalesced around a core perception or image of what climate change is? To answer these questions, we conceptualized climate change within the theory of social representations as emergent socially constructed knowledge. We analyzed word association data collected in Australia from persons identifying as having a scientific, government, or general public background (N = 3300). All respondents were asked to write the first words that came to mind when they thought about climate change. Comparative analyses of the word associations reveal that respondents from different backgrounds define climate change in different ways. The results suggest that there is a common core set of concepts shared by the different groups, but there are also a great many differences in how climate change is framed and conceived by respondents. The results are discussed in relation to what they imply for responses to climate change by these social groups and in relation to interventions designed to encourage climate adaptation.

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Public understanding of hydrogen energy: A theoretical approach

Cited by 65 publications

References 27 publications

Consumers' evaluations of ecological packaging – Rational and emotional approaches

Consumers' evaluations of ecological packaging – Rational and emotional approaches

Assessment of hydrogen storage in activated carbons produced from hydrothermally treated organic materials

Using social representations theory to make sense of climate change: what scientists and nonscientists in Australia think

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