Oxford University Press eBooks,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown, С. 136 - 166
Опубликована: Апрель 28, 2025
Abstract
This
chapter
takes
stock
of
the
growing
attention
for
geoengineering
technologies.
It
is
an
exercise
in
speculative
futuring
at
same
time.
reflects
on
what
most
likely
lies
ahead
if
environmental
politics
continues
its
current
trajectory
within
dramaturgical
regime
ecological
modernization.
The
contends
that,
this
regime,
there
only
one
path
political
action:
that
leads
to
ever
larger,
riskier,
and
more
technological
‘solutions’.
If
remains
intact,
possible
futures
willing
entertain
will
continue
be
determined
by
funnel
was
created
over
decades-long
evolution
project
modernization
development.
rhetorical
dominance
one-dimensional
targets—for
example,
global
average
surface
temperatures—will
promote
clearly
defined
measures
suggest
a
means
address
gaps
left
failure
meet
our
targets.
combination
failing
with
frequent
emergencies
active
promotion
heroic
solutions
capture
public
imagination.
Zooming
case
solar
geoengineering,
investigate
such
dynamics
practice.
Tracing
history
as
feature
human–nature
interaction
Western
science,
it
argues
logical
next
step
prevailing
politics,
both
terms
legitimizing
own
potential
deliver
climate
targets
insurance
against
catastrophic
change.
Sustainable Futures,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
8, С. 100236 - 100236
Опубликована: Июнь 17, 2024
The
transition
toward
renewable
energy
includes
a
need
for
equitable
outcomes,
yet
critical
research
gap
exists
in
understanding
the
relationship
between
deployment
and
justice
within
International
Energy
Agency
(IEA)
member
nations.
This
study
addresses
this
by
thoroughly
examining
influence
of
on
across
23
IEA
nations
from
1995
to
2020.
We
employ
advanced
econometric
techniques
such
as
two-step
system
generalized
method
moment
investigate
linkage
justice.
By
considering
various
dimensions
justice,
provides
holistic
assessment
positive
Significantly,
we
uncover
that
greater
share
substantially
enhances
levels,
highlighting
importance
policies
prioritizing
social
inclusion
shedding
light
addressing
gap,
our
contributes
advancing
knowledge
These
insights
hold
substantial
implications
policymakers,
providing
valuable
guidance
formulating
strategies
promote
sustainable
outcomes
during
transition.
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
193, С. 114260 - 114260
Опубликована: Янв. 23, 2024
Literature
has
highlighted
the
existence
of
a
gap
in
clean
fuel
usage
between
social
groups
most
emerging
nations
across
world,
which
is
detrimental
to
global
efforts
achieve
Sustainable
Development
Goal
(SDG)
7
(access
energy)
and
SDG
10
(reducing
inequalities)
just
energy
transition
with
recognition
justice.
This
paper,
assesses
India
using
three
rounds
representative
data
(2004,
2014,
2018)
by
applying
logit
model,
exogenous
switching
treatment
effect
regression
(ESTER),
Blinder–Oaxaca
Decomposition
Model.
Such
an
analysis
instrumental
identifying
its
causes,
thereby
providing
insight
policymakers
design
policies
carbon
neutrality
2060.
The
results
show
substantive
India,
cause
concern
for
transition.
Clean
utilization
gaps
among
are
alarming
geographical
locations
consumption
quartiles,
highlighting
importance
justice
that
rural
areas,
only
19.6
%
General
Caste
households
14.5
disadvantaged
(Scheduled
Tribes,
Scheduled
Castes,
Other
Backward
Class)
quartile
one
use
energy,
while
urban
shares
60.4
46.3
%,
respectively.
To
distribution
benefits
transition,
should
focus
on
simultaneously
target
from
lower
economic
status
those
residing
indicating
need
targeting
neglected
regions.
Oxford University Press eBooks,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Апрель 28, 2025
Abstract
Environmental
politics
as
we
know
it
cannot
deliver.
Despite
all
efforts
is
unable
to
bend
the
ecological
trends.
This
book
argues
this
because
environmental
captured.
capture
doesn’t
just
express
itself
in
a
lobbying
or
lack
of
political
will,
but
more
profoundly
its
ideas
about
future,
inability
imagine
futures
meaningfully
different
from
present.
Examining
drama
reveals
how
actors
play
their
particular
roles:
scientists
funnel
narrow
policy
through
models;
activists
adopt
politically
expedient
language;
policymakers
look
for
safe,
technologically
sound
win-win
solutions.
All
are
captured
regime
modernization
that
entertains
too
solution
space.
There
every
reason
be
concerned
capture.
If
continues
follow
dominant
script
modernization,
ever-more
speculative
technologies
will
appear
desperate
attempt
safeguard
future.
Drawing
on
discourse
and
dramaturgical
analysis,
Captured
Futures
mechanisms
capture,
explains
persistence
speculates
geoengineering
waiting
wings.
Yet
third
part
book,
analysis
hope,
sketching
an
alternative
perspective
politics.
A
new,
cultural
approach
could
have
leverage
societal
imagination.
In
combination
with
formulation
new
discourses
using
‘dramaturgies
change’
shows
ways
liberate
Energy Research & Social Science,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
93, С. 102840 - 102840
Опубликована: Окт. 21, 2022
European
countries
are
facing
a
dual
challenge
in
2022
with
regard
to
how
reimagine
energy
security
after
cutting
ties
Russian
energy,
but
without
undermining
the
imperative
for
continent-wide
transition.
In
this
article,
sociotechnical
imaginaries
framework
is
utilised
capture
broader
dynamics
beyond
typical
connotation
of
through
supply-side
economics.
This
implemented
by
situating
discursive
struggles
over
framing
global
transition
and
dependence
on
Russia
vis-à-vis
predominant
visions
Finland.
By
utilising
argumentative
discourse
analysis
based
interview
documentary
data
focusing
debates
Finland
during
2015–2019,
article
uncovers
connected
potentially
reframing
them.
The
identified
tensions
focused
1)
future
should
be
governed,
2)
whether
threat
or
reliable
trading
partner
supplier
3)
approach
relation
security.
While
focus
controversies,
also
identifies
increasing
coherence
attaining
both
sustainability
goals.
There
attempts
imagine
futures
more
fashion
that
would
societal
broadly.
ways
imagining
development
coproduced
technologies
tend
constrained
techno-economic
rationality.
Up
early
months
2022,
typically
undermined
political
risks
favour
interdependence
market-driven
liberalism,
widely
shared
across
Union.
