ABSTRACT
The study of the public perceptions of carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) and its perceived acceptability is at an early stage and comprises only a handful of studies (Curry et al., 2005 and 2005a; Gough et al., 2002; Huijts, 2003; Itaoka et al., 2005; Palmgren et al., 2004; Shackley et al., 2004). One of the few experiences of a related mitigation approach is the Ocean Field Experiment in Hawaii, which was a proposed experimental release of CO2 into the ocean for the purposes of studying its fate and distribution. A case-study of the proposal has illustrated how bureaucratic obstacles, a few dedicated activists and slow recognition of the need for public outreach derailed the project (de Figueiredo, 2002).
