How do people perceive carbon capture and storage for industrial processes?: Examining factors underlying public opinion in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom

Carbon Capture and Storage at industrial processes (industrial CCS) is expected to play an important role in reducing industrial CO2 emissions in the short term. Industrial CCS involves capturing CO2 from industrial processes, such as steel and cement making, and storing the CO2 underground. This study examined the public opinion of industrial CCS through an informed opinion survey in the Netherlands (N = 987) and the United Kingdom (UK; N = 974). On average, respondents were neutral to slightly positive about the implementation of industrial CCS in their country. UK respondents were slightly more positive (M = 4.66 on a 7-point scale) than Dutch respondents (M = 4.38). Awareness and perceived knowledge levels were somewhat higher in the Netherlands than in the UK. In both countries, perceived outcomes of industrial CCS (e.g. for climate change; safety; employment) were strongly associated with industrial CCS opinion, when compared to socio-demographics, proximity to industry (actual and perceived), and psychological variables. Differences between countries in outcome perceptions occur. For example, the safety of CO2 transport is a larger concern in the Netherlands than in the UK, while cost-control is a larger concern in the UK than in the Netherlands. These findings suggest that the national context for CCS implementation matters. Our research suggests that public engagement strategies will benefit from focusing on the economic and climate impacts of industrial CCS, as well as from building trust in industry and addressing perceived safety concerns surrounding different aspects of industrial CCS.Social decision makin

Verduurzaming loyaliteitsprogramma's: onderzoeksrapport

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D6.1.3: Films (ALIGN-CCUS)

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Adaptive thermal comfort in primary school classrooms : creating and validating PMV-based comfort charts

Abstract In this research the thermal comfort and thermal comfort parameters for children in primary school classrooms has been investigated. Actual thermal sensation and clothing insulation of children (age 9–11) in non-air-conditioned classrooms in three different schools in the Netherlands have been obtained. Results are available for a total of 24 days, covering winter, spring and summer conditions (year 2010). Questionnaires have been applied to obtain the actual thermal sensation and clothing insulation in the morning and afternoon of regular school days. In this period physical parameters (temperature, relative humidity, etc.) were recorded as well in order to derive the PMV. The results show that children adapt clothing during the year from mean values around 0.9 clo in winter to 0.3 clo in summer, with the largest changes occurring in the mid-season. There is a small difference in clothing adaptation between male and female children, with the females showing more adaptation. Comparison of the actual mean vote with the calculated PMV, based on the measured data, indicates a clear difference. The conclusion is that the PMV model does not predict the thermal sensation of these children accurately; it underestimates the mean thermal sensation up to 1.5 scale point. When the actual thermal sensation votes are compared to comfort predictions based on adaptive temperature limits it shows that children prefer lower temperatures than predicted by these methods

D6.3.1: Stakeholder perceptions of CCUS in Germany and Romania (ALIGN-CCUS)

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Adaptief thermisch comfort in basisschool leslokalen : onderzoek naar op PMV gebaseerde temperatuur-grenswaarden

Kan de PMV-methode gebruikt worden om temperatuurgrenswaarden te bepalen voor niet-kantoorgebouwen en specifiek voor leerlingen in een basischool klaslokaal? En kan met deze methode dan het thermisch comfort preciezer worden voorspeld? Dit door te kijken of de parameters van thermisch comfort gedurende het jaar veranderen, bijvoorbeeld onder invloed van het buitenklimaat. Welke andere mogelijk kortere termijn invloeden zijn bovendien op te merken. Bij onderzoek hiernaar was er extra aandacht voor de gemiddelde kledingweerstand van kinderen in leslokalen. Het onderzoek is verricht in drie verschillende scholen in Eindhoven, waarbij in iedere school in één klaslokaal de meting heeft plaatsgevonden

D6.1.1: Informed public opinion about industrial CCS in the UK and the Netherlands (ALIGN-CCUS)

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