Nijborg, Don (2022) The difference between the public acceptance of CCUS and CCS in the Netherlands. Bachelor thesis, Global Responsibility & Leadership (GRL).
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Abstract
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is expected to play an important role in reducing CO2 emissions in the short term. CCS involves capturing CO2 from industrial processes, such as steel and cement making, as well as from electricity production, such as at a gas fired power-plant and storing the CO2 underground. Several studies have shown that a problem for CCS is the lack of public acceptance. The lack of public acceptance became evident in the past, causing protests in the Netherlands. A complementary technology to CCS is Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS). Instead of immediately storing the CO2 in the ground, the CO2 could be utilized in CCUS. There is not enough information available about the public acceptance of CCUS. Therefore, this research develops a theory about how the public acceptance of CCUS would differ from the public acceptance of CCS in the Netherlands. This is a qualitative research, making use of expert interviews. In total, 5 expert interviews were conducted. Based on the results gathered through the interviews, the following theory was formed: “The public acceptance of CCUS differs in a positive way from the public acceptance of CCS in the Netherlands, since the public has a positive association with circularity, there are less safety risks and the lack of trust in the organization disappears.” This theory needs to be proven in a quantitative research. Next to that, other suggestions for further research are made to address remaining knowledge gaps.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Name supervisor: | Feron, S.C. |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Sep 2022 12:54 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Sep 2022 12:54 |
| URI: | https://campus-fryslan.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/237 |
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