scholarly journals Public perceptions of shale gas in the UK: framing effects and decision heuristics

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 305-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harry McNally ◽  
Peter Howley ◽  
Matthew Cotton
Keyword(s):  
Shale Gas ◽  
Framing Effects ◽  
Public Perceptions ◽  
Decision Heuristics ◽  
The Uk

scholarly journals Media frames and public perceptions of global poverty in the UK: Is there a link?

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirjam Vossen ◽  
Lau Schulpen
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Public Perceptions ◽  
Global Poverty ◽  
Media Frames ◽  
The Public ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract This study investigates the relationship between media frames and public perceptions of global poverty. Building on a frame analysis, the paper reconstructs prevailing poverty narratives in British news articles and non-governmental organizations’ (NGO’s) advertisements between 2011 and 2013. Following this, these narratives are compared with the narratives that emerge from public opinion studies. The findings suggest that there is a strong connection between media frames and public knowledge and perceptions of global poverty. Both the media and the public define poverty in developing countries’ terms of destitute victims, lack of development and bad governance. Both suggest that the causes of poverty are internal to developing countries and imply that there has been little progress in reducing global poverty.

scholarly journals Public perceptions of design options for new nuclear plants in the UK

2015 ◽  
Vol 94 ◽  
pp. 72-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin J. Goodfellow ◽  
Paul Dewick ◽  
Jonathan Wortley ◽  
Adisa Azapagic
Keyword(s):  
Public Perceptions ◽  
Nuclear Plants ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Design Options

scholarly journals Public perceptions on data sharing: key insights from the UK and the USA

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (9) ◽  
pp. e444-e446
Author(s):  
Saira Ghafur ◽  
Jackie Van Dael ◽  
Melanie Leis ◽  
Ara Darzi ◽  
Aziz Sheikh
Keyword(s):  
Data Sharing ◽  
Public Perceptions ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Uk

The Potential Water Quality Impacts of Shale Gas Exploitation

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hsiao-Yuan Tammy Hsu ◽  
Fred Worrall ◽  
Andy Aplin
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Hydraulic Fracturing ◽  
Shale Gas ◽  
Fluid Composition ◽  
Potential Contribution ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Geothermal Waters ◽  
Rock Interaction ◽  
The Uk

<p>     The potential development of shale gas has brought with it several concerns about environmental impacts, these include: induced seismicity, air pollution, and groundwater contamination. During hydraulic fracturing for shale gas, large volumes of oxic and acidic water are injected into the gas-bearing formations. The injected fluids contain a range of additives and will mix and react with the in-situ groundwater and shale rock with the potential to drive water-rock interactions; release metal contaminants; alter the permeability of the bedrock; with each of these affecting the transport and recovery of water, hydrocarbons, and contamination. The purpose of this study is to understand the geochemical processes and inorganic metals release during hydraulic fracturing to assess the potential contribution of fluid-rock interaction for the composition of produced waters and alteration of shale mechanical properties.<br>     The study has: <br>i) Statistically analysed the chemical composition of hydraulic fracturing in USGS dataset to create prior distributions for the prediction of the salinity and chemical composition of flowback fluids in the UK. <br>ii) Statistically analysed the composition and controls on geothermal waters in the UK. Deep geothermal waters are an analogue for the in-situ groundwater composition with which injected fracking fluids will react and mix.<br>iii) Both sources of information have assisted in the design of the high pressure, high temperature experiments that will simulate the fracking fluid processes<br>iv) Undertaken sequential extraction of target shales to understand the data from existing batch experiments undertaker</p><p>     Future work will include isotope proxy and mineralogical texture studies to predict flowback fluid composition and the post-frack condition of the shale.</p>

Future of European fracking hinges on English projects

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Shale Gas ◽  
Significant Contribution ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Scottish Parliament ◽  
Energy Needs ◽  
Uk Government ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Eu ◽  
Exploration And Development

Subject Shale gas in Europe. Significance Companies in England are preparing to recommence fracking at several sites with the enthusiastic support of the UK government. However, the Scottish Parliament on October 24 voted to ban fracking, underpinning the opposition to the exploration and development of shale gas in Europe. Impacts The Scottish government’s decision may damage its relationship with some of the country’s few remaining industrial players, notably INEOS. Even if English projects are successful, it will take years for the industry to make a significant contribution to UK energy needs. The EU could take greater responsibility for regulating shale gas development after Brexit.

scholarly journals Geoengineering, climate change scepticism and the ‘moral hazard’ argument: an experimental study of UK public perceptions

2014 ◽  
Vol 372 (2031) ◽  
pp. 20140063 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Corner ◽  
Nick Pidgeon
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Experimental Study ◽  
Moral Hazard ◽  
Systematic Investigation ◽  
Public Perceptions ◽  
The Public ◽  
Policy Debates ◽  
Climate Policies ◽  
It Impacts ◽  
The Uk

Many commentators have expressed concerns that researching and/or developing geoengineering technologies may undermine support for existing climate policies—the so-called moral hazard argument. This argument plays a central role in policy debates about geoengineering. However, there has not yet been a systematic investigation of how members of the public view the moral hazard argument, or whether it impacts on people's beliefs about geoengineering and climate change. In this paper, we describe an online experiment with a representative sample of the UK public, in which participants read one of two arguments (either endorsing or rejecting the idea that geoengineering poses a moral hazard). The argument endorsing the idea of geoengineering as a moral hazard was perceived as more convincing overall. However, people with more sceptical views and those who endorsed ‘self-enhancing’ values were more likely to agree that the prospect of geoengineering would reduce their motivation to make changes in their own behaviour in response to climate change. The findings suggest that geoengineering is likely to pose a moral hazard for some people more than others, and the implications for engaging the public are discussed.

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