Perceptions of CO2 Report - Global CCS Institute

Appendix A Interview StructureTopic 1. Current knowledge and perceptions of CO 2 and CCSKnowledge about CO 2Q: Have you ever heard the word “carbon dioxide”?Q: What is carbon dioxide?Q: Do you know any characteristics of carbon dioxide?Q: Do you know where carbon dioxide exists?Use of CO 2Q: Do you know the intended purposes of carbon dioxide?Perception of CO 2Q: Please tell me your images of carbon dioxide.Q: What do you think about carbon dioxide?Knowledge on climate change or global warmingQ:Have you ever heard about “climate change” or “global warming”?Q:Do you know the causes of the climate change / global warming?Q:Do you know the methods to prevent the climate change / global warming?Knowledge of CCSQ:Have you ever heard the words “carbon dioxide capture and storage”, “carbon sequestration”, or “geosequestrationof carbon dioxide”?Q: (For people who have heard these words) What do these words mean? What kind of images andunderstanding do you have about CCS?Q: (For people who have never heard these words) What kind of images does “carbon capture and storage”invoke? What do you think it is?Provide Information on CCS Perception of CCSQ: Please tell me your images of CCS. What do you think about CCS?Q: Among CO 2 capture, transport, and storage of the CCS, which is the most attractive part?Q: What do you think about CO 2 capture?Q: What do you think about CO 2 transport?Q: What do you think about CO 2 storage?(In the case of CO 2 storage underground)(In the case of CO 2 storage under the seabed)Provide a short questionnaire on knowledge of CO 2’s physical propertiesTopic 2. Influence of information provisionProvide information sheet on analogues and commercial commodities that include CO 2 Influences of information on perceptions of CO 2 and CCSQ: Did your images and understanding about carbon dioxide change?Understanding how individuals perceive carbon dioxide | 53