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Attributing responsibility for energy justice : a case study of the Hinkley Point Nuclear Complex

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09/2017
Author
Jenkins, Kirsten
McCauley, Darren
Warren, Charles R.
Funder
Economic & Social Research Council
EPSRC
Grant ID
RES-451-26-0821
EP/I035390/1
Keywords
Energy justice
Responsibility
Energy policy
Hinkley Point
Nuclear energy
G Geography (General)
NDAS
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Abstract
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'.
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Jenkins , K , McCauley , D & Warren , C R 2017 , ' Attributing responsibility for energy justice : a case study of the Hinkley Point Nuclear Complex ' , Energy Policy , vol. 108 , pp. 836-843 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2017.05.049
Publication
Energy Policy
Status
Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2017.05.049
ISSN
0301-4215
Type
Journal article
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© 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This work has been made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the author created accepted version manuscript following peer review and as such may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2017.05.049
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This research was made possible through an ESRC 1+3 studentship, as well as research grants from the ESRC (ES/I001425/1) and EPSRC (EP/I035390/1). The lead author would like to thank the ESRC for funding her research in this area and her co-authors for their extensive assistance in the development of this research. The second author would like to thank the ESRC and EPSRC for funding this research agenda.
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301421517303312
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10023/13629

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