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.

本论文项目研究如何强大的演员，叙事和区域身份走到一起，以支持或阻碍能源转型。该研究的重点是混合能源计划，即利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。混合能源倡议的例子包括清理不活跃的油气威尔斯井、将化石燃料棕地重新用于可再生能源生产或从化石燃料废物中回收关键矿物的项目和计划。通过分析与混合能源转型相关的政策、叙事和权力动态，该项目为更强大、更有弹性的能源转型提供了方案和政策。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。该研究提出了两个主要问题：（1）这两个地区实现能源转型的起源、权力结构和政策是什么？它们是否符合公平和正义目标？(2)对未来能源生产和使用的看法如何受到强大的行为者、区域特性和物质条件的影响？最后的分析揭示了未来的竞争愿景，它们是如何形成的，以及它们如何获得力量。能源转型有可能解决与化石燃料生产和消费有关的环境挑战。它们还为解决与平等和正义有关的问题提供了机会。通过对这两个地区的比较，得出了规范和政策相关的结论，以实现更具弹性和公正的能源转型。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。