Climate change 2001: mitigation

Abstract

The Carbon Capture and Sequestration Technologies Program in the Laboratory for Energy and the Environment at MIT conducted a survey of public attitudes on energy use and environmental concerns.Over 1,200 people, representing a general population sample of the United States, responded.The survey asked a representative sample of the American public seventeen questions about the environment, global warming, and climate change-mitigation technologies.The analysis in this thesis uses the survey responses to draw conclusions about the level of public understanding and awareness of global climate change and carbon dioxide capture and storage and to suggest implications for public outreach.