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Title:
Social Site Characterisation for CO2 storage operations to inform public engagement in Poland and Scotland
 
Author(s):
Brunsting, S.; Pol, M.; Mastop, E.A.; Kaiser, M.; Zimmer, R; Shackley, S.; Mabon, L.; Howell, R.; Hepplewhite, F.; Loveridge, R.; Mazurowski, M.; Rybicki, C.
 
Published by: Publication date:
ECN Policy Studies 1-8-2013
 
ECN report number: Document type:
ECN-W--13-088 Article (scientific)
 
Number of pages:
10  

Published in: Energy Procedia (Elsevier), , 2013, Vol.37, p.7327-7336.

Abstract:
Public support has proven crucial to the implementation of CO2 capture and storage (CCS) demonstration projects. Whereas no method exists to guarantee local public acceptability of any project, a constructive stakeholder engagement process does increase the likelihood thereof. Social site characterisation can be used as an instrument to plan and evaluate an approach for actively engaging local stakeholders. Social site characterisation is the process of repeatedly investigating local public awareness and opinions of a specific CCS project, changes therein over time, and underlying factors shaping public opinion as a parallel activity to technical site characterization. This paper presents results from the EU FP7 SiteChar project in which social site characterisation (a.o. surveys) and public participation activities (focus conferences) were conducted by a multidisciplinary team at two prospective CCS sites in Poland (onshore) and Scotland (offshore). Results demonstrate that social site characterization and focus conferences are powerful tools to raise public awareness about complex issues such as CCS and to initiate local discussion and planning processes with the appropriate type of information, through app ropriate media, and involving all relevant stakeholders. Application and the duration of effects in real-life project settings will be discussed.


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