Practical deployment of CCUS rests on both acceptance and demand for the technologies and their associated products. Detailed information on consumers’ willingness to accept and pay for CCUS technologies and products will help gear the green energy transition. The aim of the project is to investigate the factors deciding public acceptance and legitimacy in the placement of far-shore, near-shore and on-shore CCUS and related infrastructure.
Several approaches will be incorporated and triangulated to investigate public acceptance of carbon storage. Economic and behavioral research will be applied to understand the occurrence of conflict situations. Furthermore, the project will investigate the general public’s perception of carbon storage and how this can be affected through targeted information. This project will build on surveys, focus group interviews, data collection, and the estimation of acceptance and preference relations for diverse types of CCUS technologies. The survey will use a CE/CVM to elicit the preference for the use and location of carbon storage facilities. Through case studies, the project will enhance the understanding of involvement processes to ensure legitimacy in decisions regarding carbon storage.
