Social issues have been raised in relation to the siting of storage(CO2) A process for retaining captured CO2, so that it does not reach the atmosphere facilities, particularly onshore and are becoming increasingly recognised as an essential factor for the success of a siting process. In relation to these issues a number of social research studies have been carried on over the years to investigate public perception of the technology, how to inform local communities and to understand public reactions to planned and/or on-going projects. An important outcome of these studies concerns the need to complement geological site characterisation with social site characterisation. Of course, just like geological features, social features are unique to each site, which makes for the need of a case-by-case approach. At the same time, the worldwide dimension of social research studies is essential to account for the varied cultural patterns in different regions/countries, providing consistent support to project developers thanks to information resources coming from a range of different experiences.
Open access sources of information were used to compile the reference list of relevant studies provided by
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institutions (such as Global CCSCarbon dioxide CaptureThe separation of carbon dioxide from other gases before it is emitted to the atmosphereThe layer of gases surrounding the earth; the gases are mainly nitrogen (78%) and oxygen (around 21%) and Storage Institute GCCSI, World Resources Institute WRI, Scottish Carbon and Storage(CO2Carbon dioxide) A process for retaining captured CO2Carbon dioxide, so that it does not reach the atmosphereThe layer of gases surrounding the earth; the gases are mainly nitrogen (78%) and oxygen (around 21%) SCCS, Centre for Low Emission Technology cLET, US Department of Energy - National Energy Technology Laboratory DOE-NETL),
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national and international agencies (International Energy Agency IEAInternational Energy Agency, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation CSIRO, Italian national agency for new technologies, energy and sustainable economic development ENEA),
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scientific, governmental and stakeholders initiatives and networks (European Technology Platform for Zero Emission Fossil FuelOil, gas and coal are fossil fuels, formed over millions of years from the remains of plants and animals (fossils); they are hydrocarbons Powerplants ZEPEuropean Technology Platform for Zero Emission Fossil FuelOil, gas and coal are fossil fuels, formed over millions of years from the remains of plants and animals (fossils); they are hydrocarbons Power Plants, Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum CSLF, Fossil Energy Coalition Network FENCO-ERA),
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non-governmental organisation (Bellona),
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R&D projects (ACCSEPT, Create Acceptance, NearCO2, SiteChar, ECO2),
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as wellManmade hole drilled into the earth to produce liquids or gases, or to allow the injectionThe process of using pressure to force fluids down wells of fluids as sources published by various publishers
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international journals ( Energy Procedia - Elsevier, Environmental and Resource Economy - Springer, International Journal of Greenhouse GasGas in the atmosphereThe layer of gases surrounding the earth; the gases are mainly nitrogen (78%) and oxygen (around 21%) that absorbs and emits infrared radiation emitted by the Earth’s surface, the atmosphereThe layer of gases surrounding the earth; the gases are mainly nitrogen (78%) and oxygen (around 21%), and clouds; thus, trapping heat within the surface-troposphere system. e.g. water vapour (H2O), carbon dioxide (CO2Carbon dioxide), nitrous oxide (N2O), methane (CH4), ozone (O3), sulfur hexafluoride (SF6), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), and perfluorocarbons (PFCs) Control - Elsevier, Technological Forecasting and Social Change - Elsevier, Climate Policy - Elsevier, Energy Policy - Elsevier, InTech - open access publisher)
The list of public perception and acceptance references is organised in alphabetical order of the sourceAny process, activity or mechanism that releases a greenhouse gas, an aerosol, or a precursor thereof into the atmosphere in the Appendix.