Name: LUCAS ALEXANDRE FRANKLIN TOÉ
Publication date: 24/03/2023
Advisor:
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Role |
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| ANA PAULA MENEGUELO | Advisor * |
Examining board:
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| ANA PAULA MENEGUELO | Advisor * |
| GISELE DE LORENA DINIZ CHAVES | Internal Examiner * |
Summary: In the light of what is intended for the coming decades, it is predicted that around 70%
of the global energy base is still from fossil fuels, with this percentage expected to be
maintained by 2050, which points to an increase and maintenance of GHG emissions
on the planet, especially carbon dioxide (CO2), cause of the greenhouse effect. From
the global outlook on environmental problems, as well as their forecasts, Carbon
Capture and Storage (CCS) technology is an alternative in the effort to reduce GHG
emissions on the planet. Because it is a technology with potential for implementation
in Brazil, added to the difficulty in assuming and meeting GHG mitigation goals and the
small amount of work on public perception regarding SCC technology in the country,
this dissertation aimed to analyze the public perception about SCC technology from
the opinion of professors and students in exercise in federal universities in
southeastern Brazil, relating it to environmental awareness in the context of climate
change. To obtain the data, a questionnaire elaborated entirely online was applied in
federal universities in southeastern Brazil, answered by 671 individuals, among
students and professors who work in the universities under study. For the synthesis of
the data, a descriptive analysis of the results was performed to compare the answers,
as well as hypothesis tests with different groups of the population to evaluate the
existence of association between the variables of interest. The results showed that
knowledge of SCC is still incipient, with only 7% of the population considered to have
an understanding of technology. However, the largest proportion of respondents
revealed that they accepted the technology (65%) and agreed that public resources
(52%) should be injected into it. The results also point to a relationship between those
who care about climate change and those who accept CCS, indicating that greater
knowledge about technology can influence its acceptance, especially if the security
aspects of technology are improved.
