Kenshi Itaoka|Y. Okuda|Aya Saito|Makoto Akai
Influential information and factors for social acceptance of CCS: The 2nd round survey of public opinion in Japan
Mizuho (Japan)|Mizuho (Japan)|Mizuho (Japan)|National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
public survey conducted concerning carbon capture storage technology ccs months february april 2007 japan previously another ccs survey took place december 2003 set questions asked 2007 survey purposely used 2003 survey japanese adults randomly selected answer questionnaire either printed format online format several versions questionnaire used contained different educational part imparting relevant ccs information 334 people successfully responded paper survey tokyo sapporo 2156 people completed online survey across nation questionnaire survey contained 5 sets different information package ccs questions asking pros cons ccs implementation analyze influence information provided ccs based results survey found many people still know ccs knowledge ccs show preference ccs implementation however preference decreased obtaining information considered neutral ccs results suggest possibility information negative aspects ccs risks etc would well known general public also found preference css decreased slightly providing different information ccs respondents group newspaper articles considered neutral comparison groups newspaper articles contained information negative opinions ccs besides riskrelated information well information based ipcc special report assumed negative opinions may influenced opinion formation respondents since ccs new technology information people entities evaluate ccs would influence public opinion subsample provided industrial natural analogues preference geological storage views slightly positive css comparison reported opinions groups implies information natural industrial analogue would help manage perception risk positive way result path analysis data public survey identified four factors 1 risks leakage 2 effectiveness ccs 3 responsibility 4 fossil fuel use found factor understanding effectiveness ccs positively influential general acceptance ccs implementation geological storage factor risks leakage become much influential negatively implementation geological storage compared general acceptance ccs implying implementation cc2 geological storage also needs careful communication risk