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DOI | 10.1016/j.enpol.2019.06.020 |
Discursive resistance to phasing out coal-fired electricity: Narratives in Japan's coal regime | |
Trencher, Gregory1; Healy, Noel2; Hasegawa, Koichi3; Asuka, Jusen4 | |
2019-09-01 | |
发表期刊 | ENERGY POLICY |
ISSN | 0301-4215 |
EISSN | 1873-6777 |
出版年 | 2019 |
卷号 | 132页码:782-796 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Japan; USA |
英文摘要 | Achieving temperature targets under the Paris Agreement requires urgent measures to curb construction of coal-fired power plants (CFPPs) and expediate the retirement of existing assets. As the world's fourth largest coal consumer, Japan's efforts to reduce coal usage are critical for international climate mitigation. Policies introduced after the Fukushima nuclear disaster have led to a rapid increase in solar. However deregulation of the electricity market has also prompted a rush of new CFPP constructions by new market entrants and incumbent utilities. In parallel, Japanese state agencies and industry are actively exporting CFPP technologies to developing countries. Although these domestic and international actions harbour serious consequences for global climate mitigation efforts, greater understanding of the factors driving Japan's coal dependency is needed to limit further lock-in of future carbon emissions. Filling this gap, this study critically examines narratives employed by actors in government and industry to sustain Japan's domestic and international coal industry. Our analysis shows how Japan's fossil fuel regime is employing recurring narratives to promote continuation of the current coal-based energy system and to mobilise further investments in high-efficiency coal power technologies. We conclude by recommending various policy pathways and institutional reform measures aimed at encouraging wider diffusion of renewable electricity sources while reducing coal dependency. |
英文关键词 | Coal Japanese energy policy Fossil fuels phase-out Energy transition Fossil fuel regimes Narratives |
领域 | 气候变化 |
收录类别 | SCI-E ; SSCI |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000483425800073 |
WOS关键词 | ENERGY TRANSITIONS ; POWER ; FUKUSHIMA ; NUCLEAR ; FUTURE ; POLICIES ; JUSTICE ; DESTABILIZATION ; IMAGINARIES ; DIVESTMENT |
WOS类目 | Economics ; Energy & Fuels ; Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies |
WOS研究方向 | Business & Economics ; Energy & Fuels ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
引用统计 | |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/186555 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
作者单位 | 1.Tohoku Univ, Grad Sch Environm Studies, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan; 2.Salem State Univ, Dept Geog, Salem, MA USA; 3.Tohoku Univ, Ctr Northeast Asian Studies, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan; 4.Tohoku Univ, Grad Sch Arts & Letters, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Trencher, Gregory,Healy, Noel,Hasegawa, Koichi,et al. Discursive resistance to phasing out coal-fired electricity: Narratives in Japan's coal regime[J]. ENERGY POLICY,2019,132:782-796. |
APA | Trencher, Gregory,Healy, Noel,Hasegawa, Koichi,&Asuka, Jusen.(2019).Discursive resistance to phasing out coal-fired electricity: Narratives in Japan's coal regime.ENERGY POLICY,132,782-796. |
MLA | Trencher, Gregory,et al."Discursive resistance to phasing out coal-fired electricity: Narratives in Japan's coal regime".ENERGY POLICY 132(2019):782-796. |
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