Imagining and emplacing net zero industrial clusters: A critical analysis of stakeholder discourses

Geo Geography and Environment, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 11(1)

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024

Abstract Decarbonizing industrial sectors is a critical global challenge, involving the creation of new spaces—‘net zero clusters’—co‐locating energy and ‘hard‐to‐abate’ industries such as oil refining steelmaking. This paper provides first empirically grounded geographical investigation these emerging spaces. It employs place‐based research agenda to unpack how UK net clusters (ICs) are imagined emplaced in policy industry discourses through naming, spatial configuring mapping activities. By conducting document analysis, 33 in‐depth stakeholder interviews five field trips three case studies, we show cluster imaginaries vary across cases contexts terms constituents, focus purpose. Ontological complexity compounded by different rationales among stakeholders contested naming boundary setting. ambiguous, evolving spatiality raises important political justice concerns over who where excluded building. These findings advance geographies low‐carbon transitions showing: (1) ways that ICs' embeddedness, which underlies configurations, helps increase actors' recognition their economic, social cultural ties with places making, even if this risks path dependency; (2) fluid boundaries, reflected names maps, emphasize value network topology scale enable spatially inclusive, multi‐scalar climate mitigation. Finally, argue place‐sensitive mindset vital for fulfilling ICs UK's decarbonization potential manner both fair locally grounded.

Язык: Английский

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Social perspectives of carbon capture, transportation, utilization, and storage in Switzerland

Energy Research & Social Science, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 114, С. 103588 - 103588

Опубликована: Май 27, 2024

Carbon capture, transportation, utilization, and storage (CCT(U)S) is indispensable to reduce the hard-to-abate emissions and, consequently, achieve Swiss climate goals by 2050. Around world, there are various efforts of CCT(U)S. The pilot project Demonstration Upscaling CARbon dioxide Management solutions for a net-zero Switzerland has evaluated technological, economic, regulatory, social feasibility two specific CCT(U)S pathways their upscaling potential: (i) CO2 utilization permanent in recycled concrete Switzerland, (ii) transport geological reservoirs Iceland. To assess public's perception, familiarity, acceptance, support provide recommendations on how best inform public about CCT(U)S, we conducted six focus groups an online survey. As part survey, did between-subjects experiment test set communication products which presented same information differently. Our results, among others, indicate that not familiar with general specifically; acceptance driven personal factors (e.g., change concern); (iii) perceived benefits risks depend processes; (iv) infographics preferred over just written text learn more options. findings intended adequately options taking into account attitudes, concerns, preferences; key growing number projects this field.

Язык: Английский

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The politics of China's just transition and the shift away from coal

Energy Research & Social Science, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 115, С. 103643 - 103643

Опубликована: Июль 1, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Bioeconomy, Planning and Sustainable Development: A Theoretical Framework

Sustainability, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 16(19), С. 8303 - 8303

Опубликована: Сен. 24, 2024

The bioeconomy concept first emerged in the 1990s context of sustainable development European economies but specific respect to disciplines biology and biotechnology. This has arguably obscured concept’s theoretical since biotechnology term a limited field application. led diverse perspectives on what means how it should function. paper aims contribute by interpreting as component development, spatial planning concept. is important such address complex challenges facing transition need combat climate change socially equitable manner. It does this through lens environmental, economic, social governance pillars which understanding systems can most effectively function towards renewable-based economy.

Язык: Английский

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Price promises, trust deficits and energy justice: Public perceptions of hydrogen homes

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 188, С. 113810 - 113810

Опубликована: Окт. 12, 2023

In an era characterised by political instability, economic uncertainty and mounting environmental pressures, hydrogen fuel is being positioned as a critical piece of the global energy security clean agenda. The policy push noteworthy in United Kingdom, where government targeting industrial decarbonisation via hydrogen, while exploring potential role for hydrogen-fuelled home appliances. Despite imperative to secure social acceptance accelerating diffusion low-carbon technologies, public perceptions homes remain largely underexplored researcher community. response, this analysis draws on extensive focus group data understand multi-dimensional nature context domestic transition. Through integrated, mixed-methods multigroup analysis, study demonstrates that socio-political market are strongly interlinked, owing trust deficit industry, coupled underlying dissatisfaction with markets. At community level, perceived potentially positive mechanism regeneration local development. Households consider short-term disruptive impacts be tolerable, provided temporary disconnection from gas grid does not exceed three days. However, strengthen acceptance, clearer communication needed regarding spatial dynamics equity implications concludes existing deficits will need overcome, which entails fulfilling only 'price promise' cost appliances, but also enacting pledge' bills. These deliverables fundamental securing homes.

Язык: Английский

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