Approximately 45 percent of UK adults supported the use of carbon capture and storage (CCS) as of 2024. The main reason for supporting the use of CCS in the UK was the belief it would help combat climate change and reduce carbon emissions. Meanwhile, 10 percent of respondents opposed CCS use in the UK, with three percent strongly opposing its use.
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) use support or opposition in the United Kingdom from 2022 to 2024
The question was originally phrased as "From what you know, or have heard about it, do you support or oppose the use of carbon capture and storage to reduce greenhouse gas emissions?".
Base: All wave respondents – Spring 2022 (4,366), Spring 2023 (4,397), Spring 2024 (4,080).  
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