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Enquiries should be addressed to:Dr Anne-Maree DowdSenior Social ScientistEarth Science and Resource EngineeringPhone: +61 7 3327 4468Fax: +61 7 3327 4455Email: Anne-Maree.Dowd@csiro.auCitationItaoka, K., Saito, A., Paukovic, M., de Best-Waldhober, M., Dowd, A-M., Jeanneret, T., Ashworth, P. & James,M. (2012). Understanding how individuals perceive carbon dioxide: Implications for acceptance of carbondioxide capture and storage. CSIRO Report EP 118160, Australia.Copyright and disclaimer© 2012 CSIRO To the extent permitted by law, all rights are reserved and no part of thispublication covered by copyright may be reproduced or copied in any form or by any means exceptwith the written permission of CSIRO.Important disclaimerCSIRO advises that the information contained in this publication comprises general statementsbased on scientific research. The reader is advised and needs to be aware that such informationmay be incomplete or unable to be used in any specific situation. No reliance or actions musttherefore be made on that information without seeking prior expert professional, scientific andtechnical advice. To the extent permitted by law, CSIRO (including its employees and consultants)excludes all liability to any person for any consequences, including but not limited to all losses,damages, costs, expenses and any other compensation, arising directly or indirectly from usingthis publication (in part or in whole) and any information or material contained in it. The viewsexpressed herein are not necessarily the views of the Global CCS Institute, and the Institute doesnot accept responsibility for any information or advice contained therein.
ContentsAcknowledgments .............................................................................................................................................. vExecutive summary............................................................................................................................................ viPart I Introduction 11 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 22 Literature review ................................................................................................................................... 32.1 Perceptions and understandings of climate change ................................................................... 32.2 Perceptions of CO 2 ...................................................................................................................... 42.3 Perceptions of CCS ...................................................................................................................... 52.4 Links between knowledge of CO 2 and perceptions of CCS ......................................................... 6Part II Methods 73 Overview ............................................................................................................................................... 84 Qualitative investigation ....................................................................................................................... 95 Internet survey .................................................................................................................................... 105.1 Responses collected: Values and knowledge of CO 2 ................................................................ 115.2 Information provided: CCS introduction ................................................................................... 115.3 First assessment: CO2 impression, CCS impression and CCS acceptance measures ................ 115.4 Information provided: The nine conditions .............................................................................. 115.5 Second assessment: CO2 impression, CCS impression and CCS acceptance measures ........... 125.6 Responses collected: Additional CCS perceptions and demographic information ................... 126 Administration of the survey .............................................................................................................. 146.1 Testing phase ............................................................................................................................ 146.2 Implementation phase .............................................................................................................. 146.3 Statistical analysis ..................................................................................................................... 15Part III Results 167 Results ................................................................................................................................................. 177.1 Qualitative results ..................................................................................................................... 177.2 Quantitative results .................................................................................................................. 20Part IV Discussion 388 Discussion ............................................................................................................................................ 398.1 How do people understand and perceive CO 2 ?........................................................................ 398.2 How do people understand and perceive CCS? ........................................................................ 408.3 How do CO 2 knowledge and perceptions relate to CCS knowledge and perceptions? ............ 428.4 Summary ................................................................................................................................... 44Understanding how individuals perceive carbon dioxide | i
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Part V Conclusion andRecommendation
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