Assessing public acceptance of the life cycle of CO2-based fuels: Does information make the difference?

Spiers Memorial Lecture: CO2 utilization: why, why now, and how?

“…Given the relatively new eld of CDU, public familiarity, understanding, and acceptance are not yet established, and efforts are required to ensure societal compatibility. [137][138][139][140][141][142][143][144] Digitalization Implementing a carbon economy built around CO 2 as a feedstock requires building up entirely new supply and value chains. This new carbon economy can be structured around current technological infrastructure to improve efficiency and real-time communication.…”

Process modelling and life cycle assessment coupled with experimental work to shape the future sustainable production of chemicals and fuels

“…Bio-and CO 2 -based fuels or electric vehicles (EVs), perceived as greener alternatives for the passenger transport, may not necessarily contribute effectively to the sector's decarbonisation. Notably, greener transport alternatives may face socialeconomic barriers, such as public acceptability and poor economic performance, 68,69 which should be considered in their assessment. It was highlighted that the public acceptance of EVs is affected by factors such as driving range, price, and charging infrastructure.…”

“… 69 A recent work also highlighted the importance of evaluating the social acceptance of CO 2 -based fuels along with their techno-economic and LCA performance, identifying as main public concerns the capture and transport of CO 2 . 68 Furthermore, the competition for biomass between biofuels, power generation and food production, due to the water–energy–food nexus, and the associated impact on ecosystems should not be overlooked. 36 Finally, a proper assessment should also consider the links between the electrification of the transport sector and the production of CO 2 -based fuels and biofuels.…”

The Social Acceptance Factors for Insulation Boards Produced With CO2-Derived Foam

“…Laypeople seem to have little knowledge on CCU (e.g., Linzenich et al, 2019;Arning et al, 2019) and the majority of laypeole report to be largely unaware of CCU products (Perdan et al, 2017;Linzenich et al, 2019). However, if the concept, the technology, and the reasons for the technical development are adequately explained, laypeople generally evaluate and accept it positively (e.g., Offermann-van Heek et al, 2018;Offermann-van Heek et al, 2020). Nevertheless, a missing trust in public information and communication, as well as in public authorities, policy, and governance, might hamper the sociopolitical acceptance (Offermann-van Heek et al, 2018).…”