Effectively engaging the local community is a critical first step in any development project — projects have been sunk due to improper, ineffective, or inadequate public engagement. Public engagement is even more critical for carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects, as CCS is relatively new and unknown to most stakeholders.
The Pembina Institute conducted interviews in 2013 with CCS project developers to discuss the successes and challenges of each project’s public engagement strategy and to identify successful practices. The eight key lessons learned are highlighted here.
The Pembina Institute also created two case studies on public engagement for CCS projects (Shell Canada’s Quest Carbon Capture and Storage Project, and the Illinois State CCS Projects). These short case studies profile the CCS projects’ local engagement efforts, key challenges in engagement, best practices and lessons learned.
