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Legal Requirements forCCS Local Community
Engagement
Sarah Forbes
CCS and International Technology PolicyClimate and Energy Program
World Resources Institute
March 16, 2010
www.wri.org
Source: Citizens against CO2 sequestration
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Government – policy interventions and funding
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Post-combustion -amine scrubbing
Post-combustion -chilled ammonia
Market PullTechnology Push
Pre-combustion -chemical industry
Pre-combustion -power generation industry
Post-combustion -biological, cryogenic, etc
Oxygen-fired combustion
PipelineTanker
Saline formations
Depleted oil and gas reservoirs,Enhanced oil recovery
Coal bed methaneInnovation chainchevrons adaptedfrom E3G / ChathamHouse.
Basalt formations
Notice of IntentNotice of Intent
Scoping ProcessScoping Process
Draft EISDraft EIS
Record of DecisionRecord of Decision
Final EISFinal EIS
Agency/Public Review and Comment
Agency ActionAgency Action
Environmental AssessmentEnvironmental Assessment
NoEIS
EISRequired
No Exclusion
Potential Agency ActionPotential Agency Action
Categorical Exclusion or Other ExemptionCategorical Exclusion or Other Exemption
Finding of No SignificantImpact (FONSI)
Finding of No SignificantImpact (FONSI)
Agency ActionAgency Action Agency ActionAgency Action
ExclusionApplies
Adapted from “Environmental Planning Methods”, Leonard Ortolano, Winter 2009, Stanford University
STATES WITH STATE-LEVEL NEPAREQUIREMENTS
State-Level NEPA inplace as of 3/2009
States with existing projects
Capture and Storage
Storage
Capture
Project details from: http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/carbon_seq/database/index.html
National MarineSanctuaries Act andManuson-Stevens Act
California Coastal Actof 1976
UNITED STATES
Europe
Public ParticipantDirective2003/35/EC
Aarhus Convention
EUROPE
Step 1:Project past
& present
Step 6:Recommendations
for action
Step 5:Getting to
shake hands
Step 4:Portfolio of
options
Step 3:Identifyingconflicting
issues
Step 2:Visionbuilding
New EnergyProject
Narrative
Defining moments table
Context table
Actors table
PM vision
RO
UN
D2
Consultant:Interview PM
Consultant:Interview PM +
Selectedstakeholders
Consultant:Analysis
Consultant:Action planpreperation
Consultant:Organise andlead workshop
Consultant:And PM:dialogue
Stakeholder visions
Co
nflic
ting
issu
es
tab
le
Issues - solutions table
Descriptive workshop report
Consultant +PM:
Stakeholderselection
Consultant + PM:Identify relevant
stakeholders
ESTEEM. Developed by ECN (slidecourtesy of Ynke Feenstra)http://www.esteem-tool.eu/.
Issu
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Short-term action plan
Collaboration plan
Monitoring plan
Communication plan
Issues from step 3
Options from step 4
Solutions ranking table
Consultannt + PM:Evaluation
State Developmentand Public WorksOrganisation Act 1971
EnvironmentalProtection Act 1994
Integrated PlanningAct 1997
Terms of Reference Prepared bycommunityadvisory/referencegroupPublic notificationperiod not set(typically 20 businessdays)
Prepared byproponentPublic notification atleast 30 business days
Prepared by chiefexecutivePublic notification atleast 15 business days
EIS Preparation No requirement No requirement No requirement
Draft EIS Public notificationperiod not set(typically 30 businessdays)
Public notification atleast 20 business days
Public notification atleast 30 business days
Adapted from “The Changing Face of Public Participation in Environmental Impact Assessment”, Rushton and Norton, Parsons Brinckerhoff,http://www.conlog.com.au/eianz/presentations/Allison%20Rushton.pdf
AUSTRALIA (QUEENSLAND)
China
Interim Measures ofPublic Participation inEnvironmentalImpact Assessment
Environmental InformationDisclosure Measures
February 22nd, 2006
April 11th, 2007
CHINA
China
Jiangsu
Environmental Community Roundtable Meetings
CHINA
Guidelines for Community Engagement in the CCSProjects: A WRI Project
Objective: To define a practical set of guidelines for how to best engage communities regardingCCS technology. The Guidelines will serve as a benchmark for regulators, local decisionmakers, and project developers to consider as they proceed with implementing CCS projects.
Timeline:• April 23-24 2009, kick off meeting to develop consensus on scope of effort and begin
drafting Guidelines• May-June, 2009 stakeholder working group calls• September 2009, working meeting to discuss and review draft Guidelines• September-December 2009, feedback on draft from industry groups and NGOs• February 2010, release of final draft to stakeholder group for comments• June 2010, publication of community engagement guidelines
Want to join stakeholder process? contact:
Sarah Forbes (email: sforbes@wri.org Phone +1 202-729-7714 )
More Information about WRI CCS Project: http://www.wri.org/project/carbon-capture-sequestration
• Carson Project
• Barendrecht
• Wallula Project
• FutureGen
• Ottway
CASE STUDIES
Regulating CCS Engagement
Understandlocal
communitycontext
Understandlocal
communitycontext
Exchangeinformationabout the
project
Exchangeinformationabout the
project
Identifyappropriate
level ofengagement
Identifyappropriate
level ofengagement
Discuss riskand benefits
of project
Discuss riskand benefits
of project
Continueengagement
throughprojectlifecycle
Continueengagement
throughprojectlifecycle
Determine publicparticipation
requirements.
Implement publicparticipation
requirements.
Provide CCSeducational
resources to thepublic.
Require a multi-stakeholderengagement
process.
Require riskcommunicationand contingency
measures andregular updatesduring lifecycle.
Require publicparticipation atkey stages and
increaseengagement in
the process.
Provideinformation about
the permittingprocess to the
public.
Implement multi-stakeholderengagement
processes as partof the permitting
process.
Evaluatesubmitted plansand ensure thatperiodic updatesare provided to
the public
Require a long-term plan and
timeline for publicparticipation besubmitted and
approved .
Understandlocal
communitycontext
Understandlocal
communitycontext
Exchangeinformationabout the
project
Exchangeinformationabout the
project
Identifyappropriate
level ofengagement
Identifyappropriate
level ofengagement
Discuss riskand benefits
of project
Discuss riskand benefits
of project
Continueengagement
throughprojectlifecycle
Continueengagement
throughprojectlifecycle
Key Steps in CCS Engagement
Determine, meet,and exceed public
participationrequirements.
Understandcommunity
interests, identifyleaders, andestablish adialogue.
Assess communitydynamics andyour historical
presence.
Answer questions,seek input, and
provideinformationopenly and
transparently.
Consult andnegotiate withcommunities.
Address concerns.
Discuss risks,benefits,
uncertainties, andmitigation and
contingency planswith community.
Ask questions.Identify, seek, and
publicizepertinent
information aboutthe project.
Establish bilateralengagement with
projectimplementer and
gauge level ofconsultation.
Identify andcommunicateconcerns and
clarify follow-upprocess.
Educate, respondto, and provide
information to thepublic.
Establish a multi-stakeholderengagement
process.
Require riskcommunicationand contingency
measures andregular updatesduring lifecycle.
Engagecommunity ateach step of
project schedule.
Consider acommunity
taskforce andregularly updatethe community.
Require publicparticipation atkey stages and
increaseengagement in
the process.
Sarah Forbes+1-202-729-7714Skype: sarah.m.forbessforbes@wri.orgwww.wri.org
CONTACT DETAILS
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