Public Engagement
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Are we talking the same language?
Blog post
It happened again! At a workshop about the application of CCS in industry, I was the only person without an economic or technical background. Still a large...
Global CCS Institute Japan Regional Members' Meeting
Event
The Global CCS Institute will host its Japan Regional Members' Meeting in Tokyo on 8 June 2012. This meeting will bring the latest information on CCS to senior...
Public perceptions of low carbon energy technologies: Results from a Scottish Large Group Process
Publication
This report describes the outcomes of a large group process workshop held in Edinburgh, Scotland on 24 September 2011. The one-day workshop was designed to...
Overcoming factors affecting community acceptance
Blog post
Generally, it is agreed that community acceptance is an essential prerequisite in establishing a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project. Acceptance is...
How’s the world doing on its climate goals? Not so well.
News Item
Each year, the International Energy Agency puts out a study of what technological advances are needed to keep global warming below 2°C. The 2012 report (pdf)...
The impact of societal debates
Blog post
“Local opposition to onshore windfarms has tripled, poll shows” - The Guardian.
The role of culture in stakeholder management
Blog post
In their Communication and Engagement Toolkit for CCS Projects, the CSIRO identifies four different types of stakeholder: Greatest Effort, High-Commitment...
Are communication and engagement tools useful?
Blog post
Social acceptance is the biggest challenge for CCS. Several tools exist to help CCS project implementers improve social acceptance of their project. These...
Masdar Institute Faculty Says CCS Has Direct Impact on Finding Solutions to CO2 Emissions
News Item
There is no single solution for the CO2 emissions problem, although a portfolio of solutions is available and carbon capture and storage (CCS) plays a major...
Building trust for effective CCS community engagement
Blog post
The US academic Robert Putnam sees trust as an essential characteristic for community engagement. In his book Bowling Alone, he discusses...
Successful community engagement
Blog post
Ynke Feenstra's post of a couple of weeks ago raises a number of important points. I am going to take the risk of being accused of overloading...
Project vs process - how do we define them?
Blog post
Are you in favour of CCS projects?
Two vital steps to successful public engagement
Blog post
CCS project developers worldwide are aware of the impact opponents can have on their initiatives. Both research and practice has shown that resistance can be...
The Nottingham Centre for Carbon Capture and Storage
Blog post
The Nottingham Centre for Carbon Capture and Storage (NCCCS) is a pioneering joint venture that brings together the combined expertise of the British...
Providing information is not enough! - Communication in practice at ROAD
Blog post
“I try to read most of the relevant studies on communication, public engagement and outreach of CCS projects”, says Marc Kombrink, communication manager of the...
Managing stakeholders in an ambiguous country
Blog post
The Netherlands is an ambiguous country when it comes to CCS. During the last years, onshore CCS initiatives in the town of Barendrecht and in the north of the...
Tailoring risk communications for local communities - looking at experience from the CO2CRC Otway project
Blog post
Risk communication, the current subject of a roundtable blog on this website, is a key action of any CCS community consultation strategy.
Time for positive news
Blog post
Sometimes you just need a positive story, especially in the world of public engagement where negative CCS stories seem to dominate. On the internet, in...
Insights into public perceptions of CCS — the Alberta story
Blog post
Last September, Don Wharton, Vice-President of Sustainable Development with TransAlta, led a webinar on our most recent findings after having conducted our...
A recipe to jumpstart CCS in the US — the rewards of collaborating with China
Blog post
This is the third and final installment of a Q&A with John Thompson of the Clean Air Task Force. Previously we talked about Canada’s leadership in CCS and...
An engaging year for CCS
Blog post
Looking back, it’s been an action packed year for the CCS industry and overall there’s been some significant forward steps made.
Canadian and Albertan perceptions of carbon capture and storage
Publication
In partnership with Shell Canada, TransAlta commissioned a polling firm in the summer of 2010 to conduct research amongst Canadians and Albertans regarding...
The youth is our future
Blog post
Investing in the youth means investing in the future, right? That is what I thought when I was asked to teach at a Dutch university about the social...
Kyoto debate certain, but media missing the real question: what would a world without Kyoto look like?
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As the world’s only legally binding climate agreement, many environmental groups as well as an overwhelming bloc of developing nations – many of which...
You wouldn’t think that COP 17 is coming to a close!
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You wouldn’t think that COP 17 is coming to a close with the level of activity in the halls and even the carparks of the convention centre in Durban...
