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Environmental non-government organizations’ perceptions of geologic sequestration

Author(s): Wong-Parodi G, Ray I, Farrell AE

Published: April, 2008

Publisher: Environmental Research Letters

DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/3/2/024007

Tags: Politics, Terrestrial Carbon Storage

URL: http://iopscience.iop.org/1748-9326/3/2/024007

Abstract: Environmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have been influential in shaping public perceptions of environmental problems, their causes and potential solutions. Over the last decade, carbon capture and storage (CCS) has emerged as a potentially important technological response to climate change. In this paper we investigate how leading US NGOs perceive geologic sequestration, a potentially controversial part of CCS. We examine how and why their perceptions and strategies might differ, and if and how they plan to shape public perceptions of geologic sequestration. We approach these questions through semi-structured interviews with representatives from a range of NGOs, supplemented by content analysis of their documents. We find that while all the NGOs are committed to combating climate change, their views on CCS as a mitigation strategy vary considerably. We find that these views are correlated with NGOs' histories of activism and advocacy, as well as with their sources of funding. Overall, most of these NGOs accept the necessity of geologic sequestration, while only a small fraction do not.


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