The ways of creating public perception of CCS-technologies in Russian Federation

Purpose: to determine the ways of widening the public awareness of CCS technologies and, therefore, creating some level of public perception Design/methodology/approach: The method of achieving the goals and tasks of this article is the secondary research of articles of foreign researchers related to formation of public opinion on climate change mitigation in general and, in particular, development of CCS projects. Besides, it is necessary to review Russian school textbooks to find the information about climatic problems. Findings: It is necessary to review the experience of foreign countries to determine the ways of shaping public opinion on the climate change issues and decreasing the level of CO2 in the Russian Federation. Originality/value: The article shows the major results of the survey: awareness of high environmental risks lowers public acceptance, the government plays a key role in environmental management, traditional and electronic media information can lower the perceived risk and improve the public acceptance of CCUS.