The discursive politics of ‘fracking’: Frames, storylines, and the anticipatory contestation of shale gas development in the United Kingdom

Williams, Laurence; Sovacool, Benjamin K.

doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2019.101935

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“…In order to aid this final section we produced prompt materials. The prompts were designed to capture the essence and key claims of nine archetypal arguments for and against shale development, which previous research identifies as prominent within UK policy debates over shale development (Williams and Sovacool 2019). These prompts took the form of either direct quotes of government actors as reported in mainstream media or previous research, or a paraphrased summary of an archetypal position.…”

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“…So far, lively debate has occurred concerning shale gas development at the national (UK) policy level with research documenting prominent policy frames (Williams and Sovacool 2019;Kirk 2018a, 2018b;Cotton, Rattle, and Van Alstine 2017;Bomberg 2017), the tumultuous history of policy and regulation (Priestley 2018;Whitton et al 2017), and the framing and rhetorical devices used by media (Cotton et al 2019). Within these debates, shale gas, and natural gas more broadly, remains contested by diverse publics who question its ability to deliver carbon emissions reductions (McGlade et al 2018), enhanced energy security (Bradshaw 2018), jobs and community development (Szolucha 2019).…”

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“…Collectively, these studies link many of the negative experiences of largely anti-development community members to the stresses and demands of participation in the planning system. Yet, community acceptance of shale gas remains the less examined of the three components of social acceptance of energy proposed by Wüstenhagen, Wolsink, and Bürer (2007) sociopolitical, community and marketwith sociopolitical acceptance having received the most attention for shale gas to date (see especially Bomberg 2017;Cotton, Rattle, and Van Alstine 2017;Kirk 2018a, 2018b;Williams and Sovacool 2019;Williams and Sovacool 2020). This is a striking omission given Bradshaw and Waite's (2017, 35) assertion that local and community opposition to shale gas development "will continue to challenge the pace of exploration and will constrain the eventual level of production."…”

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“…In simpler terms, it is increasingly imperative to give more attention to the human experiences affected by the pursuit of certain technological pathways or technoeconomic paradigms. In the UK, state actors including those involved in environmental regulation, industrial policy and climate change have sought to promote UK shale development as an international "gold standard" for the industry, demonstrating that fracking can be done in an environmentally benign, community advantageous manner via processes of regulatory excellence (Williams and Sovacool 2019). In addition, both the UK industry body's "Community Engagement Charter" (UKOOG 2013) and the government's Shale Wealth Fund (HM Treasury 2017) aimed to ensure the benefits of shale gas reach local communities by sharing a proportion of tax revenues directly with local residents, royalty-sharing payments to councils and the local community (Neville et al 2017), and £100,000 in community benefits per well-site where exploratory fracking takes place (Priestley 2018).…”

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Humanizing hydrocarbon frontiers: the “lived experience” of shale gas fracking in the United Kingdom’s Fylde communities

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In this study, we explore the lived experiences of communities at the frontier of shale gas extraction in the United Kingdom. We ask: How do local people experience shale gas development? What narratives and reasoning do individuals use to explain their support, opposition or ambivalence to unconventional hydrocarbon developments? How do they understand their lived experiences changing over time, and what sorts of coping strategies do they rely upon? To do so, we draw insights from semi-structured interviews with 31 individuals in Lancashire, England, living or working near the only active shale gas extraction operation in the UK until the government moratorium was announced in December of 2019. Through these data, we identify several themes of negative experiences, including "horrendous" participation, community "abuse," disillusionment and "disgust," and earthquakes with the potential to "ruin" lives. We also identify themes of positive experiences emphasizing togetherness and community "gelling", environmental "awareness," everyday energy security with gas as a "bridging fuel," and local employment with "high quality jobs." Finally, we identify themes of ambivalent and temporally dynamic experiences with shale gas that move from neutral to negative regarding vehicle traffic, and neutral to positive regarding disgust with protesting behaviour and the diversion of community resources. Our study offers context to high level policy concerns and also humanizes community and resident experiences close to fracking sites.

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“…Essa análise sistemática enfatiza a importância de visualizar "problemas" como partes de um sistema geral, em vez de visualizar partes específicas isoladamente (LESCNHER et al, 2017). Na contramão de uma sociedade em busca de energias renováveis e sustentáveis, a exploração do gás de Xisto, um hidrocarboneto não convencional, cuja exploração geralmente requer o uso de uma técnica chamada de fraturamento hidráulico ou "Fracking", é um retrocesso (WILLIAMS & SOVACOOL, 2019). Uma vez que os riscos associados a esta operação, considerada de mineração, são grandes e com consequências econômicas, sociais e ambientais, em todo o ciclo de vida do processo, seja nas etapas de escopo, durante a construção, operação e fechamento, no encerramento e, em alguns casos, no momento reabilitação da área explorada (LESCNHER et al, 2017).…”

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Análise Dos Riscos Econômicos, Sociais E Ambientais Na Exploração Do Gás De Xisto Por “Fracking” No Município De Papanduva – Sc

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RESUMOA exploração do Xisto, independentemente do método a ser utilizado em sua extração traz impactos negativos de ordem econômica, social e ambiental. Este artigo busca o embasamento teórico e a justificativa bibliográfica de que a exploração por FRAC ou Fracking para extração do gás de Xisto como fonte de energia é um retrocesso. Realiza-se uma discussão entre a literatura e as consequências deste método de extração para o Município de Papanduva, localizado no Estado de Santa Catarina -Brasil, nas esferas econômico, social e ambiental. Como resultado, entende-se que o processo de extração é um retrocesso e vai contra aos investimentos em tecnologia limpas e renováveis e que trará um passivo de legado sem precedentes.Palavras-chave: Exploração do Gás de Xisto. Fracking. Impactos Negativos. Tripé da Sustentabilidade. Energia. ABSTRACT The exploration of Shale, regardless of the method to be used in its extraction brings negative economic, social and environmental impacts. This paper seeks the theoretical basis and bibliographical justification that the exploration by FRAC or Fracking for shale gas extraction as a source of energy is a setback. A discussion is made between the literature and the consequences of this extraction method for the Municipality of Papanduva, located in Santa Catarina State -Brazil, in the economic, social and environmental spheres. As a result, it is understood that the extraction process is a setback and goes against clean and renewable technology investments and will bring an unprecedented legacy liability.

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Assembling the climate story: use of storyline approaches in climate‐related science

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Storylines are introduced in climate science to provide unity of discourse, integrate the physical and socioeconomic components of phenomena, and make climate evolution more tangible. The use of this concept by multiple scholar communities and the novelty of some of its applications renders the concept ambiguous nonetheless, because the term hides behind a wide range of purposes, understandings, and methodologies. This semi-systematic literature review identifies three approaches that use storylines as a keystone concept: scenarios-familiar for their use in IPCC reports-discourseanalytical approaches, and physical climate storylines. After screening peer-reviewed articles that mention climate and storylines, 270 articles are selected, with 158, 55, and 57 in each category. The results indicate that each scholarly community works with a finite and different set of methods and diverging understandings. Moreover, these approaches have received criticism in their assembly of storylines: either for lacking explicitness or for the homogeneity of expertise involved. This article proposes that cross-pollination among the approaches can improve the usefulness and usability of climate-related storylines. Among good practices are the involvement of a broader range of scientific disciplines and expertise, use of mixed-methods, assessment of storylines against a wider set of quality criteria, and targeted stakeholder participation in key stages of the process.

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The discursive politics of ‘fracking’: Frames, storylines, and the anticipatory contestation of shale gas development in the United Kingdom

Cited by 43 publications

References 43 publications

Humanizing hydrocarbon frontiers: the “lived experience” of shale gas fracking in the United Kingdom’s Fylde communities

Humanizing hydrocarbon frontiers: the “lived experience” of shale gas fracking in the United Kingdom’s Fylde communities

Análise Dos Riscos Econômicos, Sociais E Ambientais Na Exploração Do Gás De Xisto Por “Fracking” No Município De Papanduva – Sc

Assembling the climate story: use of storyline approaches in climate‐related science

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