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Carbon Capture Technology and Storage in Poland: Social Acceptance and the Energy Transition book cover

1st Edition

Carbon Capture Technology and Storage in Poland Social Acceptance and the Energy Transition

By Dariusz Wojakowski, Oluf Langhelle, Mateusz Stopa, Stanisław Nagy, Barbara Gąciarz, Thomas Michael Sattich Copyright 2026
122 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The book describes the results of the AGaStor Project’s social research carried out in northwestern Poland which recognizes the main social opportunities and barriers to the introduction of CCUS to society. At the national and regional level, the social barriers of CCUS acceptance are ignorance, uncertainty and the lack of public debate about this technology. On the local scale, social... Read more

Introduction: Idea of the Book

1 What Do We Think about Social Acceptance of New Energy Technologies?

2 CCUS Considering Global Climate Policy and the European Green Deal

3 Energy-safety Policy and the Civil Society in the Baltic Sea Region

4 Polish Public Discourse on CCUS: Analysis of the Official Documents and Media Discourse

5 West Pomeranian Province and Potential UGS Locations in North Poland

6 Uncertainty and Ignorance: The Regional Awareness of CCUS in Survey Research

7 Benefits, Risks and Protest: Local Knowledge and New Energy Technologies

8 Communication and Change: Analysis of the CCUS Promotion Meetings

Conclusions

Biography

Dariusz Wojakowski is a sociologist, professor in the Department of Society and Technology Studies, and Vice-Dean for Cooperation and Students at the Faculty of Humanities of the AGH University of Kraków, Poland.

Oluf Langhelle is Professor in political science at the University of Stavanger, Department of Media and Social Sciences, Norway.

Mateusz Stopa, PhD, is a methodologist and project manager at SOLIDATA (research company, Poland).

Stanisław Nagy is a professor at the Department of Gas Engineering, AGH University of Krakow, Poland.

Barbara Gąciarz is a professor at the AGH University of Kraków, Poland, and has a PhD in sociology and economics.

Thomas Sattich is Associate Professor at the Department of Media and Social Science, University of Stavanger, Norway.

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