The main reason for supporting carbon capture and storage (CCS) in the UK was the belief that it would help combat climate change and reduce carbon emissions, according to a survey conducted in Spring 2024. This was down from 87 percent in Spring 2023. The second-biggest reason for UK adults supporting CCS was that they believed it would create new jobs. As of 2024, some 45 percent of UK adults supported CCS.
Reasons for supporting the use of carbon capture and storage (CCS) in the United Kingdom from 2022 to 2024
The question was originally phrased as "You said that you support the use of carbon capture and storage in the UK. Why is this?". Respondents who supported the use of carbon capture and storage were asked to select their reasons for support from lists of possible reasons.
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GOV.UK. (July 3, 2024). Reasons for supporting the use of carbon capture and storage (CCS) in the United Kingdom from 2022 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1491398/reasons-for-carbon-capture-use-support-in-the-uk/
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GOV.UK. (2024). Reasons for supporting the use of carbon capture and storage (CCS) in the United Kingdom from 2022 to 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1491398/reasons-for-carbon-capture-use-support-in-the-uk/
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