A comparative state-level analysis of carbon capture and storage (CCS) discourse among U.S. energy stakeholders and the public

Feldpausch-Parker, Andrea M.; Chaudhry, Rumika; Stephens, Jennie C.; Fischlein, Miriam; Hall, Damon M.; Melnick, Leah L.; Peterson, Tarla Rai; Ragland, Chara J.; Wilson, Elizabeth J.

doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2011.02.654

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“…More recent studies have gone beyond national boundaries, but these only extend to two countries, and also rely on qualitative analytical methods [26]. Even though some researchers [27,28] state that issues related to CCS are country specific, no existing studies on the international media have used multiple analysis techniques to investigate similarities and differences in the issues related to CCS that transcend country boundaries. This paper attempts to partially fill this gap.…”

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CCS in the Media: An Analysis of International Coverage

Dowd¹,

Ashworth

Rodriguez

et al. 2012

Energy & Environment

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Internationally, the level of public awareness of carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) technology remains low. The mainstream media have a salient influence in shaping the debate on CCS's implementation and its risks. This paper presents the results of analysis of print media coverage of CCS worldwide between August 2009 and June 2010. A total of 1138 articles from the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum were reviewed and analysed. The majority of these articles were balanced or neutral in tone and lacking in technical detail. Fifteen key themes were identified. Two of these emerged the most frequently across all sources: CCS pilot and demonstration projects, and funding issues. This suggests a pattern of media curiosity over how financial support for CCS is provided and what results are occurring at pilot and demonstration efforts. Cross-regional key risks included: Time, cost, and implementation issues; technical validity; and storage capacity issues.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

CCS in the Media: An Analysis of International Coverage

Dowd¹,

Ashworth

Rodriguez

et al. 2012

Energy & Environment

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“…There has been very little research on media representations of CCS. We will discuss existing research on media representations of CCS (including Sharp, 2005; Wilson et al, 2009; Feldpausch-Parker et al, 2011) in our literature review. This study uses Canada – a country that has implemented CCS and where future projects are planned – as a case study to examine how newspapers present CCS and its associated risks and benefits.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Stories on CCS were more likely to be in the business section in Texas and Minneapolis papers while more editorials appeared in Massachusetts. Feldpausch-Parker et al (2011) later expanded the dataset of Wilson et al (2009) and included media analysis in a fourth state. They found that coverage of CCS technology focused on states’ attempts to develop standards or policy for CCS implementation, the potential creation of jobs or economic burden of development and the debate over the testing of new technologies before commercial development.…”

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Front page or “buried” beneath the fold? Media coverage of carbon capture and storage

Boyd

Paveglio

2012

Public Underst Sci

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Media can affect public views and opinions on science, policy and risk issues. This is especially true of a controversial emerging technology that is relatively unknown. The study presented here employs a media content analysis of carbon capture and storage (CCS), one potential strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The authors analyzed all mentions of CCS in two leading Canadian national newspapers and two major western regional newspapers from the first article that discussed CCS in 2004 to the end of 2009 (825 articles). An in-depth content analysis was conducted to examine factors relating to risk from CCS, how the technology was portrayed and if coverage was negatively or positively biased. We conclude by discussing the possible impact of media coverage on support or opposition to CCS adoption.

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“…While research in RoS tends to be focused either on academic science or on the relationship between scientists and the public (Ceccarelli, 2001;Wander, 1976) our project uniquely offers insight into the relationship between academic scientists, industry scientists, and agency scientists when they come together to interact at a professional conference. Second, previous research on social cultural dimensions of CCS focused on public perceptions and knowledge of CCS technologies (Bradbury et al 2009;Feldpausch-Parker et al, 2011;, in addition to policy efforts for technology implementation (Pollak & Wilson, 2009). These studies have demonstrated limited knowledge of industry and government efforts toward the commercialization of CCS with varying degrees of acceptance, or in some cases, outright protest against operations.…”

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Southwestern United States Carbon Sequestration Training Center

Lee¹,

Campbell²,

McPherson³

et al. 2012

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The Southwest CO 2 Training Center was initiated in November 2009 in response to the need to develop a generation of workers with expertise in carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS). Three universities ran the Training Center cooperatively: New Mexico Tech, the University of Utah and Texas A&M University. The overall approach of the Training Center was to conduct education and outreach at a wide range of educational levels, including K-12 students and teachers, undergraduate and graduate students, professionals, and the general Overall we offered 60 CEU credits and 2,598 hours of professional training. A business plan was developed to continue the Training Center's CCUS education into the future. This involves a collaborative agreement with Schlumberger Carbon Services using the expertise and on-line materials developed by the Training Center for a commercial professional development website.

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A comparative state-level analysis of carbon capture and storage (CCS) discourse among U.S. energy stakeholders and the public

Cited by 17 publications

References 8 publications

CCS in the Media: An Analysis of International Coverage

CCS in the Media: An Analysis of International Coverage

Front page or “buried” beneath the fold? Media coverage of carbon capture and storage

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