Public Responses to Co2 Storage Sites: Lessons from Five European Cases

Christian Oltra, Paul Upham, Hauke Riesch, Àlex Boso, Suzanne Brunsting, Elisabeth Dütschke and Aleksandra Lis

Energy & Environment, 2012, vol. 23, issue 2-3, 227-248

Abstract: Studies of the factors involved in public perceptions of CO 2 storage projects reveal a level of complexity and diversity that arguably confounds a comprehensive theoretical account. To some extent, a conceptual approach that simply organises the relevant social scientific knowledge thematically, rather than seeking an integrated explanation, is as useful as any single account that fails to do justice to the contingencies involved. This paper reviews and assembles such knowledge in terms of six themes and applies these themes to five European cases of carbon capture and storage (CCS) implementation. We identify the main factors involved in community responses to CCS as relating to: The characteristics of the project; the engagement process; risk perceptions; the actions of the stakeholders; the characteristics of the community, and the socio-political context.

Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1260/0958-305X.23.2-3.227

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