Not Under Our Back Yards? A case study of social acceptance of the Northern Netherlands CCS initiative

Social acceptance of on-shore wind energy in Apulia Region (Southern Italy)

“…Other contributions [34,35] introduce the concept of "triangle of social acceptance". These studies split the renewable energy perception into three different categories which interact to each other to define the concept of social acceptance: (i) social-political acceptance (i.e.…”

Host community compensation in a carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) context: Comparing the preferences of Dutch citizens and local government authorities

“…This was done to avoid the risk of creating societal and political unrest in these regions. We felt that this was a risk because in the recent past Barendrecht and the Northern Netherlands had been nominated to host CCS facilities-the proposed CO 2 storage project in Barendrecht was canceled in 2010 after considerable local opposition and the CCS initiative in the Northern Netherlands was canceled soon thereafter (Van Os et al, 2014). Moreover, at the time of our study, compensation was being discussed in the Northern Netherlands after earthquakes due to gas extraction had caused damage to houses in the region.…”

Designing a Decision Support System for Subsurface Activities.

“…acceptance is imperative for any subsurface activity 1 . The subsurface is the main contributor to our energy supply in the form of fossil fuels.…”

“…Interference and synergy are hence becoming driving forces in the decision-making process for subsurface activities. Furthermore, the allocation of benefits and costs among market parties, national government, local governments and host communities has increasingly become a driving force in the decisionmaking process for subsurface activities 1 . A prime example is the recent gas decision by the Dutch minister of Economic affairs 2 , which regulates the gas production level from the Groningen Field in order to mitigate the human-induced earthquakes.…”

“…This case is also a clear example of another driving force, namely the increasing societal resistance against subsurface activities. Especially local communities are voicing their opinion in the public debate, often with mixed results, like in the case of the proposed CCS projects in the Netherlands in 2011 1 .…”