It's not only about safety: Beliefs and attitudes of 811 local residents regarding a CCS project in Barendrecht

Development of a methodological framework for social life-cycle assessment of novel technologies

“…Their findings point out a positive correlation between trust and perceived justice in the planning process and more favourable views on the CCS developments. Terwel et al (2012) examined how the local public perceived a proposed CCS demonstration project in Barendrecht, the Netherlands. The survey was administered to a large sample of the Barendrecht population (n = 811) shortly before it was decided to cancel the project due to public opposition.…”

“…Ideally, stakeholder involvement should improve the quality of the decisions and their legitimacy among those involved and affected (Lippin Malone et al 2009). A survey (n = 811) to a large sample of the population in Barendrecht (Terwel et al 2012) indicated that most residents perceived the decision-making process as unfair. They further felt that project developer and the national government had too much influence in the decision-making process and that the people of Barendrecht had too little influence.…”

Does political and social feasibility matter in energy scenarios?

“…Political sustainability is to judge the capacity of a policy (notably, a common goal policy) "to maintain its stability, coherence and integrity as time passes, achieving its promised goals amid the inevitable vicissitudes of politics" [54]. 12 It may refer to any policy goal, although a focus on long-term or general interest reforms can be stated, 13 paying tribute to the fact that such 10 This analytic step could well extend to future developments of international regimes, which must be reduced with regard to their complexity. However, the provision for this interplay even in a way that is limited to a few varying characteristics appears promising for a scenario's explanatory power [6].…”

“…As the feed-in cuts intended in 2012 show, even a clear majority in the Bundesrat may crumble in light of dissenting Bundesländer-interests. 12 Sustainable policy, in turn, is based on a material definition of sustainability, usually consisting of an ecologic, economic and social dimension. Based on this common material core, politics that pursue (and eventually meet) the goals of sustainability -however defined, e.g., the enactment of an emissions trade systemcan be defined as sustainable politics.…”

“…On the other hand, the population's acceptance of the implications of an energy scenario, e.g., technological infrastructure [6] or higher electricity bills [7][8][9][10], cannot be taken for granted. While, e.g., the implementation of carbon capture and storage technology (CCS) takes a prominent role among the technological options [11], an energy scenario that strongly rests on this pillar is likely to encounter greater hurdles given the population's reluctance in this regard [12,13]. Moreover, acceptance hurdles tend not to reveal themselves until planning is translated into concrete action, as evidenced in the case of the railway station project Stuttgart 21 in Germany [14].…”