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Celina M Scott-Buechler

Accenture Assistant Professor of Public Policy
Sanford School of Public Policy
201 Science Drive, Durham, NC 27708

Scholarly Works - Preprints


Complex socio-technical transitions in fossil fuel country: considerations for direct air capture deployment in the U.S. Gulf Coast region

Preprint · 2024 AbstractThere is growing recognition of the need for just transitions to climate-aligned workforces in communities that have traditionally relied economically on high-emissions sectors like the fossil fuel industry. Direct air capture ( ... Full text Cite

Removing carbon, restoring trust: public perceptions of industry and community roles in U.S. carbon dioxide removal policy

Preprint · 2024 AbstractIn a nationally representative survey (N = 1,488), I examine public perceptions of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) governance, justice, moral hazard, and the role of the fossil fuel industry in transitioning towards net-negative em ... Full text Cite

Community perceptions of and preconditions for direct air capture in the U.S.

Preprint · 2023 AbstractDirect air capture (DAC) has gained traction in climate policy as a promising method for carbon dioxide removal. How – and whether – DAC should be pursued as a climate strategy and deployed as local infrastructure, however, will ... Full text Cite