A qualitative study analyzes stakeholder and public perceptions of offshore carbon dioxide storage in Scotland. The research, published in Marine Policy by Lesley Mabon et al., identifies policy challenges for social acceptance of this climate mitigation technology.
Use Cases
- Analyze interview transcripts for themes related to stakeholder conceptions of uncertainty.
- Identify policy reinforcement needs by examining discussions on societal engagement and risk communication.
- Compare stakeholder arguments regarding the perceived ease of garnering support for offshore versus onshore CO2 storage.
Strengths
- Study is grounded in primary research interviews with stakeholders and informed publics.
- Findings are peer-reviewed and published in Marine Policy with a specific DOI.
Limitations
- Dataset is a qualitative text study; no structured tabular data or quantifiable metrics are provided.
- Sample size and demographic details of interview participants are unknown.
Provenance
- Source
- British Geological Survey (BGS)
- Collection Method
- Research interviews with stakeholders and informed publics in Scotland.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Scotland