public perceptions of carbon capture and storage: survey evidence from indiana david c. warren sanya...
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Public Perceptions of Carbon Capture and Storage: Survey Evidence from Indiana
David C. WarrenSanya CarleyJohn D. GrahamJohn A. RuppRachel M. Krause (UTEP)
30th USAEE/IAEE North American ConferenceWashington, DC
October 10, 2011
Contact: [email protected]
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Vattenfall CCS Plant, Germany
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Flier from CCS opponents, Linden, New Jersey
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Why Indiana?
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Why study public perception of CCS?
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What might affect public perception of CCS?
Connection to the land
Risk profile
Trust in institutions
Attitudes about climate change
General demographics
Perceptions about energy technologies
Public Perceptio
ns
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To explore these questions, we conducted a two-wave telephone survey
First wave: Collected demographic data and attitudes on risk, climate change, trust, etc.
Respondents then were sent a CCS fact sheet
Second wave: Collected data on perceptions of CCS
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The survey was administered to 1,001 residents across the state
Stratified sample to ensure representation by residents in coal mining, agricultural, and urban regions
Bloomington
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Initial impressions: Respondents believe climate change is real and problematic
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Initial impressions: Respondents are supportive of CCS
Storing carbon dioxide underground is a good approach to protecting the environment
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Initial impressions: Respondents are supportive of CCS
Would you support the operation of a CCS facility somewhere in the U.S.?
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Initial impressions: Support for a CCS facility decreases with increased proximity
Support for a CCS facility in U.S., Indiana, and near home
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Twenty percent of respondents had heard of CCS prior to the survey
Support for CCS appears lower for those who had heard of CCS, but differences are not statistically significant
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CCS supporters are different from those who oppose CCS in several ways
Climate change is caused
by human activities
Reducing greenhouse gasses is important
Believe technical information provided
by environmental orgs
Risk score (higher number = perception
of riskier world)
Agree that storing carbon is good approach
Disagree that storing carbon is good approach
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Those who strongly oppose CCS are also quite different from others in several waysClimate change
is caused by human activities
Reducing greenhouse gasses is important
Politically conservative
Risk score (higher number = perception
of riskier world)
Strongly disagree that storing carbon is good approach
All other respondents
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Logistic regression analysis suggests potential factors impacting CCS support
Negative correlation•High income•Politically conservative•Fear of CCS in
community•Prior awareness of CCS
Dependent variable: “Storing carbon dioxide underground is a good approach to protecting the environment”
Positive correlation•Agree that energy and environmental problems require lifestyle change•Perceive a higher degree of risk in the world
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Next steps
Shorter term: Further multivariate analysis exploring both support of and opposition to CCS
Longer term:Follow-up surveys to explore how impressions change over time
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Questions / Comments?
For more questions, comments, and drafts of our paper, please contact Dave Warren at