Overview and analysis of the Dutch CCS program as a knowledge network

Egmond, Sander van; Brouwer, Joke; Heimeriks, Gaston; Hekkert, Marko P.

doi:10.1016/j.ijggc.2012.11.004

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“…It was thoroughly discussed whether the programme should join the public debate. However, the participants were reluctant to voice their opinion in the media because it was deemed important to maintain an impartial position (Van Egmond et al, 2012). In juxtaposition to the relative silence of CCS proponents, a handful of scientists that strongly opposed the project were very visible in the public debate and received ample media coverage.…”

Section: National Level: the Role Of Other Stakeholdersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Analysis of a prominent carbon storage project failure – The role of the national government as initiator and decision maker in the Barendrecht case

Egmond

Hekkert

2015

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

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a b s t r a c t CO 2 capture and storage (CCS) represents an important option to mitigate climate change. However, the implementation of CCS is slow. We analysed one of the unsuccessful projects in the Netherlands that is referred to as the Barendrecht CO 2 storage project, with an emphasis on the role of the national government. We performed an event analysis based on debates in the Dutch Parliament, interviews with the relevant stakeholders and published literature. We show that the opinion of the national government regarding this project changed over time. Consensus on the necessity of CCS was assumed at the start of the project. However, over time, the local opposition intensified, and both CCS as a climate mitigation strategy and its implementation, including its location, were contested. An important contributor was the lack of solid outside support, whereas the views of opponents were strongly represented. Additionally, due to multiple delays, the momentum was lost, which ended the enthusiasm of initial supporters. To ensure implementation of future CCS projects, overall national support should therefore be guaranteed prior to the start of the project.

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Section: National Level: the Role Of Other Stakeholdersmentioning

confidence: 99%