Doctoral Dissertation Research: Energy transitions and desirable futures in extraction-based economies of North America

博士论文研究：北美开采型经济的能源转型和美好未来

• 批准号: 2224742
• 负责人: Cheryl Morse
• 金额: $ 2.41万
• 依托单位: University of Vermont & State Agricultural College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-09-15 至 2024-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2224742&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Research; Energy; transitions

This dissertation project investigates how powerful actors, narrative and regional identities come together to support or hinder just energy transitions. The research focuses on hybrid energy initiatives, defined as initiatives that use former fossil fuel infrastructure and landscapes to house clean technologies or create green jobs. Examples of hybrid energy initiatives include projects and programs that clean-up inactive oil and gas wells, repurpose fossil fuel brownfields for renewable energy production, or recover critical minerals from fossil fuel waste. By analyzing the policies, narratives, and power dynamics associated with hybrid energy transitions this project informs programs and policies toward stronger and more resilient energy transitions.The project draws on political ecology and science and technology studies in a cross-national comparative study that employs qualitative and computational methods. The research asks two main questions: (1) what are the origins, power structures and policies enabling energy transitions in the two regions and are they meeting equity and justice goals? (2) how are perceptions of energy production and use in the future influenced by powerful actors, regional identities, and material conditions? A final analysis uncovers competing visions of the future, how they are formed, and how they gain strength. Energy transitions have potential to address environmental challenges related to fossil fuel production and consumption. They also present windows of opportunity to address issues related to equality and justice. A comparison of the two regions draws normative and policy relevant conclusions toward the achievement of more resilient and just energy transitions.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

该论文项目调查了强大的参与者，叙事和区域身份如何共同支持或阻碍能源过渡。该研究的重点是混合能源计划，该计划定义为使用以前的化石燃料基础设施和景观来容纳清洁技术或创造绿色就业机会的计划。混合能源计划的例子包括清理无活跃的油气井的项目和计划，重新利用化石燃料棕色燃料以可再生能源生产，或从化石燃料浪费中收回关键的矿物质。通过分析与混合能源过渡相关的政策，叙事和权力动态，该项目为计划和政策提供了针对更强大，更有弹性的能源转变的政策。该项目在采用定性和计算方法的跨国比较研究中借鉴了政治生态学和科学技术研究。研究提出了两个主要问题：（1）在两个地区实现能源过渡的起源，权力结构和政策是什么，它们是否达到了公平和正义目标？ （2）未来对能源生产和使用的看法如何受强大的参与者，区域身份和物质条件的影响？最终分析揭示了对未来的竞争愿景，如何形成以及如何获得力量。能源过渡有可能应对与化石燃料生产和消费有关的环境挑战。他们还提供了解决与平等和正义有关的问题的机会。对这两个区域的比较得出了规范性和政策相关的结论，以实现更具弹性和公正的能源过渡。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是值得通过基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响来审查标准的评估。