Mediating Power-to-X: A case study of green imaginaries and environmental conflicts in local Danish news media

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|Sep 2024

Figures & Tables

Source	Number of quotations
Businesses	42
Local politicians	13
National politicians	7
Municipal administration	6
Citizens	5
Ministries and state agencies	5
Other	3

Discursive dimension	Sociotechnical imaginary
Discursive dimension	Local cooperation is crucial for green energy solutions (STI1)	Caring for our scarce green areas (STI2)
Societal problem	Climate change; development of climate-friendly fuels	The scarcity of land and green areas
Actors and actions	Cooperation and use of synergies between different energy companies, local municipalities, and institutions The municipality as facilitator	Conflicts between citizens and energy businesses The municipality as public authority
Rationales	Creation of local growth and jobs Mitigating climate change	Protection of local green areas Democratic dialogue
Relevant site qualities	Central position in national energy infrastructure Unique mix of business competences Chance to move from “black” to “green”	Access to nature and green areas in a densely populated area Risk of losing green qualities

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nor-2024-0020 | Journal eISSN: 2001-5119 | Journal ISSN: 1403-1108

Language: English

Page range: 217 - 237

Published on: Sep 26, 2024

Published by: University of Gothenburg Nordicom

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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