Public understanding of solar radiation management
Public understanding of solar radiation management
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DOI：
10.1088/1748-9326/6/4/044006
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发表时间：
2011-10-01
影响因子：
6.7
通讯作者：
Sharp, J. D.
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作者：
Mercer, A. M.;Keith, D. W.;Sharp, J. D.
我们报告了公众对地球工程和太阳辐射管理（SRM）看法的第一次大规模国际调查的结果。我们在美国、加拿大和英国的3105个人样本是由调查公司招募的，这些调查公司负责对具有全国代表性的人口样本进行互联网调查。测量的熟悉度高于预期，分别有8%和45%的人正确定义了地球工程和气候工程这两个术语。允许研究SRM得到了强有力的支持。当被问及是否支持立即使用SRM或阻止气候紧急情况时，支持率下降，不确定性上升。支持SRM的人对科学研究持乐观态度，重视SRM的好处，并坚信SRM是自然的，而反对SRM的人则认为自然不应该以这种方式被操纵。SRM的潜在风险是公众认知的重要驱动因素，其中最突出的是对臭氧层的破坏和未知的风险。SRM是一项新技术，舆论刚刚形成；因此，所有报告的结果都对框架的变化、关于风险和利益的未来信息以及背景的变化很敏感。
We report the results of the first large-scale international survey of public perception of geoengineering and solar radiation management (SRM). Our sample of 3105 individuals in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom was recruited by survey firms that administer internet surveys to nationally representative population samples. Measured familiarity was higher than expected, with 8% and 45% of the population correctly defining the terms geoengineering and climate engineering respectively. There was strong support for allowing the study of SRM. Support decreased and uncertainty rose as subjects were asked about their support for using SRM immediately, or to stop a climate emergency. Support for SRM is associated with optimism about scientific research, a valuing of SRM's benefits and a stronger belief that SRM is natural, while opposition is associated with an attitude that nature should not be manipulated in this way. The potential risks of SRM are important drivers of public perception with the most salient being damage to the ozone layer and unknown risks. SRM is a new technology and public opinions are just forming; thus all reported results are sensitive to changes in framing, future information on risks and benefits, and changes to context.