Cross-border CO2 Transport Decreases Public Support for Carbon Capture and Storage

Abstract

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) of CO2 has become indispensable to reach net-zero targets. Investments into cross-border CO2 transport infrastructure are considered essential to the cost-efficiency of a CCS strategy. We conduct multifactorial vignette experiments in four European countries and Canada to disentangle the impact of cross-border CO2 transport on individuals’ acceptance and fairness evaluations of CCS. We find its perceived unfairness to clearly hinder public acceptance of CCS.