Published: May 20, 2024
EU politics on decarbonizing shipping is an argumentative struggle in which actors try to make others see the problem and policy solutions according their views seek position other a specific way. This article critically analyses, by means of discourse analysis, process related recent adoption FuelEU Maritime regulation, world’s most ambitious legislation for maritime shipping. Different storylines discourses as well agency problems options defining meaning decarbonization are analysed. Two framed debates, focusing (i) incremental change technology neutrality meet moderate emission reductions maintain competitiveness, (ii) transformative specificity zero emissions gain competitiveness global leadership transition towards hydrogen economy. Policy successfully used discursive strategies such multiple functionality vagueness navigate between resolve conflicts two discourses. Both associated with overarching ecological modernization failed include issue just transition. The heritage creates lock-ins broader discourse, thus stalling
Language: Английский