Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- 1 Introduction – Policy Formulation: A Political Perspective
- 2 Upcycling a Trashed Policy Solution? Argumentative Couplings for Solution Definition and Deconstruction in German Pension Policy
- 3 Binding and Unbinding Problem– Solution Associations in US Agricultural Policy Making: The Introduction and Demise of Direct Payments to Farmers
- 4 The Role of Expert Reporting in Binding Together Policy Problem and Solution Definition Processes
- 5 Coalitions and Values in the Flow of Policy Solutions
- 6 The Marks of Ownership: The Promotion of Carbon Capture and Storage in France
- 7 Anticipating Public Approval in the Binding of Immigrant Integration Problems and Solutions
- 8 Discourse Coalitions and the Messiness of Policy Solutions: College Governance in Nevada
- 9 Policy Solution Ownership: Road-Space Re-Allocation as a New Approach to Urban Mobility
- Index
6 - The Marks of Ownership: The Promotion of Carbon Capture and Storage in France
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 April 2023
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- 1 Introduction – Policy Formulation: A Political Perspective
- 2 Upcycling a Trashed Policy Solution? Argumentative Couplings for Solution Definition and Deconstruction in German Pension Policy
- 3 Binding and Unbinding Problem– Solution Associations in US Agricultural Policy Making: The Introduction and Demise of Direct Payments to Farmers
- 4 The Role of Expert Reporting in Binding Together Policy Problem and Solution Definition Processes
- 5 Coalitions and Values in the Flow of Policy Solutions
- 6 The Marks of Ownership: The Promotion of Carbon Capture and Storage in France
- 7 Anticipating Public Approval in the Binding of Immigrant Integration Problems and Solutions
- 8 Discourse Coalitions and the Messiness of Policy Solutions: College Governance in Nevada
- 9 Policy Solution Ownership: Road-Space Re-Allocation as a New Approach to Urban Mobility
- Index
Summary
Introduction
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a bundle of technologies aiming to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) on industrial sites and store it underground in depleted oil and gas reservoirs or saline aquifers. The literature describes a three-step history of CCS: a first period of development based on research and development (R&D) and demonstrators (1990–2009); then a crisis period (2009–14); followed by a potential revival from 2015 (Markusson et al 2012; Minx et al 2018). CCS was developed initially to reduce carbon emissions in the energy sector, but with the rise of renewables, CCS now targets heavy industrial activities such as cement, steel, and chemical plants. The Global CCS Institute describes France as a second-tier actor in CCS development. The country is recognized as having a lower domestic ‘inherent interest’ in CCS than countries such as Australia, Canada, China, and the United States (US), since its ‘propensity towards fossil fuel production and consumption’ is lower (in particular in the electricity production sector because of the high proportion of nuclear power), and since it has undergone considerable de-industrialization (Global CCS Institute 2017, p 37). While France seems to have only a limited strategic interest in developing CCS and while only one injection facility has been commissioned so far, publicly funded researchers continue to develop new R&D projects, and CCS was integrated in the 2020 National Low Carbon Strategy as a contribution to the 2050 carbon neutrality goal (MTES 2020). This constitutes a paradox that this chapter aims to address. Why is there a significant CCS coalition in France despite the low ‘inherent interest’ for CCS? How has this coalition adapted its CCS proposal according to critiques so as to sustain political attention for 20 years, despite achieving none of its previous promises? Investigating the French coalition of CCS promoters, this chapter sheds light on the role of the owners of the proposal, how they shape it, and how they benefited from the promotion of the CCS solution for combating climate change.
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- The Political Formulation of Policy SolutionsArguments, Arenas, and Coalitions, pp. 115 - 136Publisher: Bristol University PressPrint publication year: 2021