Attributing responsibility for energy justice: A case study of the Hinkley Point Nuclear Complex
Attributing responsibility for energy justice: A case study of the Hinkley Point Nuclear Complex
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能源正义的责任归属：欣克利角核电站的案例研究
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10.1016/j.enpol.2017.05.049
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2017
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9
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Jenkins K
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作者：
Jenkins K
自 2006 年以来，作为向低碳技术过渡的一部分，英国能源政策转向激励新的核电生产。因此，英国制定了一项（现已推迟的）战略，计划到 2030 年交付约 16 GW 的新增核电。这一政策背景提供了一个机会，不仅可以反思实现转型目标所需的物质基础设施，还可以反思谁对这些决策的能源正义影响负责。本文利用对非政府组织和政策代表的 26 次半结构化访谈收集的数据，提出了围绕萨默塞特欣克利角核电站的能源正义问题的案例研究，特别关注备受争议的欣克利角 C 开发项目。研究结果强调了不仅要考虑能源正义或不正义实例的重要性，还要考虑其责任归属的重要性，这一概念在能源正义文献中很大程度上被忽视了。非政府组织、政府和企业在核能决策中的责任分配不同。我们发现责任感很大程度上取决于决策的透明度水平。本文是题为“探索能源正义关系”的虚拟特刊的一部分。
Since 2006, as part of the transition to low-carbon technologies, UK energy policy has moved towards incentivising new nuclear power production. As a result, the UK has developed a (now delayed) strategy to deliver around 16 GW of new nuclear power by 2030. This policy context provides an opportunity to reflect not only on the material infrastructure needed to meet transition targets, but also on who is responsible for the energy justice implications of these decisions. Using data collected from 26 semi-structured interviews with NGO and policy representatives, this paper presents a case study of energy justice concerns surrounding the Hinkley Point Nuclear Complex in Somerset, focusing particularly on the highly controversial Hinkley Point C developments. The results emphasise the importance of considering not only instances of energy justice or injustice, but of attributing responsibility for them, a concept that has been largely overlooked in the energy justice literature. NGOs, government and business allocate responsibility differently in nuclear energy decision-making. We find that perceptions of responsibility are highly dependent upon the level of transparency in decision-making. This article is part of a Virtual Special Issue entitled ‘Exploring the Energy Justice Nexus’.