Public awareness and acceptance of carbon capture and utilisation in the UK

Perdan, Slobodan; Jones, Christopher R.; Azapagic, Adisa

doi:10.1016/j.spc.2017.01.001

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“…Further, research focused also on different dimensions of risk perception (Arning et al, 2017) differentiating between environmental risks, health risks (rated lowest), product feature and quality risks as (rated highest) well as sustainability risks. Current studies also concentrate on countryspecific similarities and differences in the evaluation of CCU (Germany and UK, Jones et al, 2017a) and on people's awareness and evaluation of CCU whilst focusing on sustainability issues (Perdan et al, 2017).…”

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Trust and Distrust in Carbon Capture and Utilization Industry as Relevant Factors for the Acceptance of Carbon-Based Products

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Climate change poses a key threat to today's societies and is caused by greenhouse gas emissions, mainly carbon dioxide emissions. Capture and Utilization of Carbon Dioxide (CCU) is a technological approach to reduce CO 2 emissions. Coincidentally, the approach also reduces the depletion of limited fossil resources by incorporating CO 2 as a raw material in the manufacture of products (e.g., plastics), thereby replacing fossil resources such as conventionally used oil. Even though some CCU products are nearing market maturity, systematic research on the acceptance of these products, especially regarding the (dis)trust in the companies that produce them, is still in its initial phase. Since a lack of trust could lead to a rejection of innovative products and technologies, the present study empirically investigates (dis)trust factors related to the acceptance of CCU plastic products. In a first step, interviews were carried out and analyzed to reveal relevant (dis)trust criteria for credibility of companies, desired information and marketing issues, and how CCU products are perceived. Afterwards, an online survey (n = 127) was conducted to identify and quantify important (dis)trust dimensions, and their connection to the acceptance of CCU products. The results showed that the participants had a slightly positive attitude toward CCU, and potential environmental, sustainability related, and economic benefits were acknowledged. In addition, potential barriers of CCU (sustainability risks, unknown risks, and health concerns) were rated rather neutrally and were thus not perceived as real barriers of CCU. When comparing companies to other institutions (e.g., research institutions, NGOs), the participants reported to trust companies least. Furthermore, four relevant trust (e.g., customer relationship) and distrust (e.g., bad customer orientation) dimensions were identified using CCU companies as an example of companies which manufacture innovative products. Finally, some first insights concerning the connection between the identified trust factors, CCU perception, credibility of the information sources, and the marketing of innovative products, are presented. The results enable deriving user-specific CCU product communication and information strategies. Keywords: carbon dioxide capture and utilization (CCU), acceptance, perception, trust, user diversity, CO 2 derived products 2015)]. Innovative technological approaches aim to reduce Carbon Dioxide (CO 2) emissions by emitting no, or considerably less, CO 2 and by replacing the use of fossil resources (Adger et al., 2013), e.g., through energy generated by renewable resources (Twidell and Weir, 2015) or advancements in the field of electromobility (Held and Baumann, 2011). Despite these efforts, considerable amounts of CO 2 emissions are currently still being ejected-particularly by power plants. Carbon Dioxide Capture and Utilization (CCU) is an option for the capture of CO 2 emissions from power plants, after which these are used as carbon feedstock for the manufacture ...

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Section: The Public Perception Of Ccumentioning

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Trust and Distrust in Carbon Capture and Utilization Industry as Relevant Factors for the Acceptance of Carbon-Based Products

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“…At the same time, it is noted that in the second case, the public was not sufficiently informed about the details of the project, and did not have any opportunities to influence its implementation. It should also be noted that in Germany people are quite loyal to the technologies for the production of various products from CO2 (CCUS) [156], which makes them similar to other EU countries, for example, the UK [157].…”

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“…[108]2007103LocalPublic perceptionQuestionnaireto analyze public judgments of the acceptability of CCS, in particular how these evolve and get shaped in the social context comprising of the professionally involved actors, and how opinion formation of lay citizens and that of professionally involved actors interact.Offermann-van Heek J. [122]2018137GeneralTrust, public perceptionInterviews, online surveyto investigate the connection between trust in CCU companies and the acceptance of innovative CCU products.Oltra C. [153]201251–69Local, cross-countryComparison of projects experienceQualitative, case studyto examine the development of public reactions in relation to five European CO2 storage projects;to identify any lessons that may be learned for the future.Oltra C. [20]2012500GeneralPublic perceptionOnline surveyto analyse how additional information on CCS affects individuals' reactions to CCS.Oltra C. [16]201052GeneralPublic perceptionFocus groupto analyze the lay understandings and perceptions of CCS technologies and projects in Spain.Palmgren C. [137]2004144GeneralPublic perceptionQuestionnaire, interviewsto explore likely public perceptions in the United States of CO2 disposal in deep rock formations and the ocean.Perdan S. [157]20171213GeneralPublic perception, awarenessOnline questionnaireto establish the extent of people's awareness and acceptance of CCUS and to elicit the importance they put on different sustainability issues relevant to CCUS.Pietzner K. [39]20116168Cross-countryPublic perception, awarenessQuestionnaireto summarise the results of public perception and awareness surveys in six European countries - Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Norway, Romania and the United Kingdom (UK).Pihkola H. [144]20170GeneralSustainability of CCSQualitativeto discuss the sustainability of CCS technologies from a cross-disciplinary point of view.Prangnell M. [140]2013N/AGeneralPublic communicationsQualitative, Case studyto describe key aspects of CCS image crisis.…”

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Public perception of carbon capture and storage: A state-of-the-art overview

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Cherepovitsyn

Fedoseev

2019

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Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a technology enabling to use fossil fuels in a sustainable way. Therefore, it attracts much attention from the industrial sector, government authorities and scientific community. However, public awareness of the technology is extremely low, and the studies of the lay people's opinion have been launched only during the last decade. Taking into account the role of public support during the implementation of CCS projects, the authors would like to present herein their review of materials on this subject published during 2002–2018 (135 articles). As part of our review, we determined 9 key aspects forming the public perception of CCS. For each of the key aspects, we summarized the available results of the studies. Apart from that, we compared the CCS current status in different countries and provided a number of reasons for involving new countries into the fight against global warming. This work shows that most attention is devoted to CO2 storage; whereas its capture and transportation are poorly studied in terms of public perception. Wider development is required for the methodology enabling a transition from global rhetoric concerning global warming issues to the implementation of particular projects, namely, CCS. The issues related to public awareness of CCS are studied rather thoroughly, but no recommendations are provided regarding the establishment of an optimal database for the lay people. Numerous assessments of general public perception have been carried out. However little attention was paid to the regions with active projects, namely, to the factors considered the most important by the local public, and how actual project results meet their expectations. Therefore, despite an extensive scientific base developed over 17 years, further studies should be aimed at filling the existing gaps. This will enable to improve CCS attractiveness for the public, including the cases when it is compared with alternative low-carbon technologies.

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“…Most studies have investigated technical, economic (Kuramochi et al 2011;Jones et al 2014;Naims 2016; Pérez-Fortes and Tzimas 2016), and environmental aspects of CCU technologies (see Cuéllar-Franca and Azapagic (2015) for a review study on the life cycle environmental impacts of CCU), whereas there is a lack of systematic research on the social part as one of the three pillars of sustainability. There have only been a few studies conducted on public acceptance and perception regarding CCU technologies, mainly in the UK and Germany (Perdan et al 2017;Jones et al 2014Jones et al , 2015aJones et al , b, 2017. Pieri et al (2018) conducted a review of around 80 important studies on the sustainability assessment of CCU value chains and they concluded that the social impact evaluation is totally neglected in all of those studies and highlighted the importance of considering the affected stakeholders throughout the value chain and all components of sustainability in the assessment of CCU technologies.…”

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Identifying Social Indicators for Sustainability Assessment of CCU Technologies: A Modified Multi-criteria Decision Making

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Carbon capture and utilization (CCU) technologies capture CO 2 waste emissions and utilize them to generate new products (such as fuels, chemicals, and materials) with various environmental, economic, and social opportunities. As most of these CCU technologies are in the R&D stage, their technical and economic viability are examined with less attention to the social aspect which is an important pillar for a holistic sustainability assessment. The lack of systematic social impact research is mainly due to the difficulty of identifying and quantifying social aspects through the entire life cycle of products. We will fill this gap for CCU technologies and identify the main social indicators. A multi-criteria decision making tool: technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) was applied to empirically determine which indicators are more relevant for assessing the social impact of a company operating CCU activities within a European context. First, seeing that social impact categories are linked to key stakeholder groups, we considered workers, consumers, and local communities as relevant stakeholders. Second, the main social impact categories and their potential performance indicators associated to each group of stakeholders were listed using the United Nations Environment Program/Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (UNEP/SETAC) guidelines. In the third step, an online questionnaire was distributed to identify the main social categories and indicators for CCU, to which 33 European CCU experts responded. Finally, a modified TOPSIS was applied to rank the indicators based on their relevance. We found that the indicators related to "end of life responsibility" and "transparency" within a CCU company achieved the highest rank affecting the consumers group, whereas "fair salary" and "equal opportunities/discriminations" were determined as the most relevant impact categories for the workers. For the local community group, "secure living conditions" and "local employment" received the highest priority from the experts' point of view. Furthermore, "health and safety" considerations were identified as one of the most important criteria affecting all three groups of stakeholders. The ranking list of the main social indicators identified in our study provides the basis for the next steps in the social sustainability assessment of CCU technologies; that is, data collection and impact assessment. Our outcomes can also be used to inform the producers regarding the most and least relevant social aspects of CCU so that the potential social impacts caused by their production activities can be improved or prevented.

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Public awareness and acceptance of carbon capture and utilisation in the UK

Cited by 44 publications

References 18 publications

Trust and Distrust in Carbon Capture and Utilization Industry as Relevant Factors for the Acceptance of Carbon-Based Products

Trust and Distrust in Carbon Capture and Utilization Industry as Relevant Factors for the Acceptance of Carbon-Based Products

Public perception of carbon capture and storage: A state-of-the-art overview

Identifying Social Indicators for Sustainability Assessment of CCU Technologies: A Modified Multi-criteria Decision Making

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