Perceptions of CO2 Report - Global CCS Institute

formed their opinion using the CCS information provided and their own values, beliefs, knowledge,ways of thinking, and other life experiences.Generally the higher participants self-rated their knowledge, the more concrete their opinions were.This was apparent in the portion of neutral opinion decreased as the CCS knowledge of theparticipants increased. This tendency appears especially clearly in the instance of CCS “in yourcountry”, as the portion of supportive opinion increased as CCS knowledge of participantsincreased (except of those who already knew a lot about CCS). However, in terms of opinionsabout CCS “offshore”, the tendency was weak. This implies it is harder to form opinions about“CCS offshore” compared with “CCS in your country” by gaining knowledge about CCS provided inthis research.To investigate factors related to the formation of first opinions on CCS implementation, weconducted three regression analyses using opinions on the implementation of the three differenttypes of CCS as dependent variables and characteristics of participants as covariates. Table 17 inAppendix F shows the results of the best regression. Results showed that the adjusted R-squared(0.134 – 0.173) indicates the regressions did not fully explain the factors that influencerespondents’ opinion formation about CCS implementation. This result implies that many otherfactors influence a person’s willingness or support for letting a CCS project proceed.Second assessmentAfter additional information was provided, we asked the same set of questions in the secondassessment regarding implementation of CCS. Figure 13Error! Reference source not found.shows the percentage breakdown of opinions participants stated for each of the threeimplementation questions. The majority of respondents (66% for CCS “in your country”, 69% forCCS “in your neighbourhood”, and 67% for CCS “offshore”) maintained the same opinions for eachquestion across the two assessments. Those who changed opinions moved in either a positive ornegative direction; but across the three questions more participants became increasingly negativerather than positive. As a result, in the second assessment the portion of neutral opinionsdecreased considerably; and the level of negative opinion increased significantly compared withthe first assessment.Figure 13: Opinion on CCS implementation by all participants (Second assessment)Note: For clarification, ‘onshore’ in the graph refers to ‘in your neighbourhood’ proximity34 | Understanding how individuals perceive carbon dioxide