Beyond social acceptability: applying lessons from CCS social science to support deployment of BECCS

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Abstract

Purpose of review
This paper assesses social science research relating to BECCS and considers the applicability of research on CCS to BECCS.
Recent findings
In recent years, social science research on CCS and BECCS has gone beyond an evaluation of public acceptance to provide a more nuanced analysis of the wider social political, ethical and governance contexts in which large scale deployment might be achieved. This raises issues at global, local and regional scales, requiring a wide array of methods and approaches.
Summary
Awareness of the scale and urgency needed to act on climate change is growing and the role of BECCS in delivering carbon dioxide removal forms a central argument for the use of this family of technologies. Here, framing becomes a critical factor in how society responds to BECCS technologies and we argue that making the case for BECCS as a means of extending mitigation to make a ‘net zero’ goal achievable, could be the key to its acceptable and sustainable deployment.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-8
JournalCurrent Sustainable/Renewable Energy Reports
Early online date1 Oct 2019
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 24 Nov 2019

Keywords

  • CCS
  • BECCS
  • carbon dioxide removal (CDR)
  • negative emissions
  • social responses
  • acceptability

Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms

  • Energy
  • Manchester Energy

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