The First Online Survey on CCUS has Found out that 87.7% of Netizens are not Against CCUS Constructi

An online survey on CCUS in Guangdong, which is also the first large-scale public online survey on CCUS in China, has come out on September 1, pointing out that 58.95% of netizens support for CCUS construction, while 28.7% of netizens hold a neutral attitude towards it. Through filling in a questionnaire online, more than 2400 netizens have expressed their opinions on the first CCUS demonstration at sea that is planning to be constructed in Guangdong, among which 87% of them are not against for it.

85% of Netizens which participate in this survey have lived in Guangdong Province. It is found that 58.95% of netizens have expressed their support for the CCUS demonstration at sea which will be built up at Haifeng, Shanwei City in Guangdong, and that 28.77% of netizens have taken a neutral stand in it. Meanwhile, the rest of 12.33 of netizens still hold doubt about it.

Almost 40% of interviewees said that they have knowledge on CCUS which uses sulfur oxide, aerosols, water deputation and carbon dioxide to control pollution. Moreover, 34.25% of netizens have a better understanding for the whole process of CCUS.

The integration of CCUS with the use of such low-carbon fossil fuel as natural gas and coal may increase the price of electricity. As for the possibility, 38.36 of netizens said that they could accept 20% of the price higher than that now, while 27.44% of netizens cannot accept more payment for the electricity. At the same time, 34.25% of netizens think they do not care about it.

It is pointed out that 65.8% of interviewees hold that economic development is as important as environmental protection. Furthermore, 39.73% of them emphasize, “Environmental protection should be considered as a first priority.” Netizens have all shown their concern for the issue of environmental pollution in places where they live. And 87.72% of netizens argue that it is very significant to deal with the issue of environmental pollution at present.

In addition, 21.92% of interviewees said that they would participate in the spread of scientific knowledge on environmental protection through in the community contact groups which focuses on CCUS.

This on-line survey, initiated by the UK-China (Guangdong) CCUS Center with the coordination of Journalists Association of Science and Technology, the University of Queensland and the University of Edinburgh, expects to know the degree of cognition of the public and their opinions on the investment and construction on CCUS in Guangdong. Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage, which is the only technology that can accomplish aggressive de-carbonization in power plants, can achieve near-zero carbon emission in coal-fired plants through CCUS and other flue gas purification technologies.