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Erschienen in: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 6/2012

01.08.2012 | Original Article

Obstacles for CCS deployment: an analysis of discrepancies of perceptions

verfasst von: Peter Stigson, Anders Hansson, Mårten Lind

Erschienen in: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change | Ausgabe 6/2012

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Abstract

The potential for CO2 emission reductions through carbon capture and storage (CCS) is depending on investments that can bring the technology from the current R&D through to commercial applications. The intermediate step in this development is demonstration plants that can prove the technical, economic, social, and ecological feasibility of CCS technologies. Based on a CCS stakeholder questionnaire survey and a literature review, we critically analyse discrepancies regarding perceptions of deployment obstacles and experiences from early demonstration plants. The analysis identifies discrepancies between CCS policies versus important deployment considerations and CCS stakeholder policy demands. The discrepancy gap is emphasised by lessons from restructured, postponed, and cancelled CCS projects. To bridge this cognitive gap towards proving CCS through demonstration activities, the article highlights policy implications of establishing a broad understanding of deployment obstacles. Attention to these obstacles is important for policymakers and industry in channelling efforts to demonstrating CCS, hence validating the current focus on CCS as a key abatement potential. Under present conditions, the findings question the robustness of current CCS abatement potential estimates and deployment goals as established by policymakers and in scenarios.
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We define a demonstration plant as a full CCS infrastructure (capture, transport and storage) where the capture rate exceeds 1.5 Mt/y from a boiler larger than 300 MW (e.g. Brockett 2009)
 
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CCS is interwoven in a significant complexity with no clear cut scientific answers; environmental tradeoffs, scientific knowledge gaps and externalities that are difficult to evaluate (European Commission 2008; Koornneef et al. 2008; Odeh and Cockerill 2008; da Silva et al. 2008).
 
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Metadaten
Titel
Obstacles for CCS deployment: an analysis of discrepancies of perceptions
verfasst von
Peter Stigson
Anders Hansson
Mårten Lind
Publikationsdatum
01.08.2012
Verlag
Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in
Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change / Ausgabe 6/2012
Print ISSN: 1381-2386
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-1596
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11027-011-9353-3

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