Objective

The objectives of this activity are to:

• Prepare an appropriate stakeholder register
• Identify engagement requirements with required regulatory bodies
• Prepare a stakeholder engagement strategy

Early identification of stakeholders and understanding their engagement requirements is encouraged for all projects. In doing so, this:

• Allow stakeholders the opportunity to comment on proposals for projects (such that they can provide feedback on potential project options) and the way that they are developed, thus shaping the way in which projects are developed
• Helps stakeholders to gain understanding of what projects mean for them so that any concerns which they may have which result from misunderstandings can be remedied at the earliest stage;
• Allows stakeholders to obtain important information on the impacts of a particular project and provide feedback to developers such that they can identify any potential project options which are unsuitable and not worth further development
• Enables the identification of any probable mitigating measures which may be required, such that (in some cases) these can be built into the project at the earliest stage; and
• Enables the identification of ways in which the project could (without significant costs) support the wider objectives of stakeholders

Overall, identification of stakeholders and effective engagement will lead to applications for projects which are better developed, having addressed / considered all the important issues as far as possible in advance of submission of applications for the key consents / approvals. 

Major Deliverables

The major deliverables under this stage are:

• a Stakeholder Register
• a Stakeholder Engagement Strategy

Tasks

Stakeholder Register

The stakeholder register should provide detailed of the stakeholder who are likely to be required / contacted throughout the various project stages. 

Therefore, the specific tasks associated with the stakeholder register (as a minimum) are to:

• Identify stakeholder contact details
• Identify stakeholder engagement requirements to distribute information / details on the project (including: what would be required by the stakeholder; when they would be required by the stakeholder; and how they should be presented to the stakeholder)
• Identify stakeholder engagement requirements for the submission of applications for the key consents / approvals for the project
• Identify stakeholder engagement requirements to collect information / details / comments / feedback on the project (including; what would be required from the stakeholder; when they could be collected from the stakeholder; and how they are likely to be collected from the stakeholder) 

Stakeholder Engagement Strategy

For the stakeholders who have been identified by the stakeholder register, the stakeholder engagement strategy should provide details on how the stakeholder engagement is to take place. 

Therefore, the specific tasks associated with the stakeholder engagement strategy (as a minimum) are to:

• Identify and set out when / how stakeholders should be approached / contacted
• Identify and set out what / when / how information and details on the project should be released
• Identify and set out application requirements for the key consents / approvals for the project
• Identify and set out what / when / how information, details, comments and feedback on the project are expected to be received 

Examples

• Kingsnorth Cleaner Coal Plant Project Archive; EON
• Towards a public communication and engagement strategy for carbon dioxide capture and storage projects in Scotland: A review of research findings, CCS project experiences, tools, resources and best practices; Hammond, J, Shackley, S, University of Edinburgh
• Communications and Engagement Toolkit for CCS Projects
• The Management of Public Engagement at the Local, State and Federal Levels for the Tenaska Trailblazer Energy Center Project; Tenaska Trailblazer Partners, LLC
• FutureGen Case Study: Illinois State Geological Survey, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
• ZeroGen Project Case Study; CSIRO
• Communication, project planning and management for carbon capture and storage projects: An international comparison; Global CCS Institute
• CO2CRC Otway Project Case Study; CSIRO
• What happened in Barendrecht Case Study; ECN, CSIRO
• Carson CCS Case Study
• ScottishPower Consortium Stakeholder Profiling 

 Key Personnel

• Project Manager
• Environmental Manager
• Public Relations Manager