Show simple item record

Files in this item

Thumbnail

Item metadata

dc.contributor.authorJenkins, Kirsten
dc.contributor.authorMcCauley, Darren
dc.contributor.authorWarren, Charles R.
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-30T23:32:52Z
dc.date.available2018-05-30T23:32:52Z
dc.date.issued2017-09
dc.identifier.citationJenkins , 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.2017.05.049en
dc.identifier.issn0301-4215
dc.identifier.otherPURE: 250130646
dc.identifier.otherPURE UUID: 8717c47c-a56e-4097-b2d0-b37bb649e7d0
dc.identifier.otherRIS: urn:411B105EB662DA239327AE2E1B455377
dc.identifier.otherScopus: 85019735845
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0003-4449-4068/work/60195861
dc.identifier.otherWOS: 000406725800077
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/13629
dc.descriptionThis 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.en
dc.description.abstractSince 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'.
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofEnergy Policyen
dc.rights© 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.2017.05.049en
dc.subjectEnergy justiceen
dc.subjectResponsibilityen
dc.subjectEnergy policyen
dc.subjectHinkley Pointen
dc.subjectNuclear energyen
dc.subjectG Geography (General)en
dc.subjectNDASen
dc.subjectSDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energyen
dc.subject.lccG1en
dc.titleAttributing responsibility for energy justice : a case study of the Hinkley Point Nuclear Complexen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.contributor.sponsorEconomic & Social Research Councilen
dc.contributor.sponsorEPSRCen
dc.description.versionPostprinten
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Geography & Sustainable Developmenten
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. St Andrews Sustainability Instituteen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2017.05.049
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.date.embargoedUntil2018-05-30
dc.identifier.urlhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301421517303312en
dc.identifier.grantnumberRES-451-26-0821en
dc.identifier.grantnumberEP/I035390/1en


This item appears in the following Collection(s)

Show simple item record