Resource Requirements for Widespread Implementation of CCS (and other) Technologies

In 2012 Carbon Management Canada commissioned Navius Consulting to perform a study of the human resources implications of implementation of CCS and cogeneration technologies at the scale foreseen in national and Alberta projections for greenhouse gas reductions through to 2050.
While not statistically robust due to limited participation, the results are indicative of the level of new full-time-equivalent positions for Highly Qualified and Highly Skilled (HQP/HSP) People that would be required in Canada to achieve the projected penetration of these technologies. Key context in understanding this issue is that the skill sets required are already in short supply within the oil and gas sector and are projected to continue to be so for the period of concern, even under a business-as-usual (ie no CCS) condition.
This leads to at least two significant questions:
• If/when policy and regulation is right to incentivize commercial implementation of the first CCS projects, will that incentive be strong enough to encourage industry to choose CCS projects over production projects if skills shortages force a choice?
• In a world where the regulatory and policy environment on a global scale is right to encourage commercial implementation of CCS, what pathways are there going forward to resolve this tension?