Governments, big business and communities are coming under increased pressure to develop low carbon energy supply technologies. Within the context of the climate change debate a delicate balance has to be reached between local environmental protection and our need for reliable low carbon energy.

This books brings together ten years of research conducted by the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research and uses a range of case studies from carbon capture and storage to on-shore wind farms to explore the complex nature of disputes between a wide variety of stakeholder groups. Topics covered include:

• the importance of context
• the relationship between risk and trust
• sense of place
• role of the media

An invaluable resource for researchers and readers in local or national government, industry or community groups who wish to deepen their understanding of controversy around low carbon technology and how to overcome it.

Governments, big business and communities are coming under increased pressure to develop low carbon energy supply technologies. However, public opposition to the development of the siting and implementation of the technology associated infrastructure often complicates progress. This is sometimes labelled the ‘not in my backyard’ or NIMBY attitude ? an unhelpful tag as conflicts over new development between governments, local authorities, business and communities are generally far more complex than NIMBY theory implies. Furthermore, within the context of the climate change debate a delicate balance has to be reached between local environmental protection and our need for reliable low carbon energy.

This comprehensive book builds on over 10 years of research conducted by the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research and uses a range of case studies from carbon capture and storage to on-shore wind farms to explore the complex nature of disputes between a wide variety of stakeholder groups. Topics covered include the importance of context, the relationship between risk and trust, sense of place and the role of the media. An invaluable resource for researchers and readers in local or national government, industry or community groups who wish to deepen their understanding of controversy around low carbon technology and how to overcome it.

　

PART Ⅰ Introduction and framing of low-carbon energy technologies 1 Introduction: understanding and triangulating approaches to energy supply controversy 2 Public responses to climate change and low-carbon energy 3 Methodologies for understanding low-carbon controversies PART Ⅱ Case studies exploting low-carbon energy technologies 4 Exploring the relationship between public perceptions of risk and trust in experts 5 What have facts got to do with it anyway? Competing knowledge claims in low-carbon energy controversy 6 Energy siting governance: social and political challenges associated with the development of low-carbon energ in the marine environment 7 Microgeneration in the built environment: the multiple meanings of solar photovoltaic technologies 8 Policy and regulatory controversy: the case of Uk and Ec biofuel policy 9 Biofuel development in the UK: regulatory and engineering visions beyond a changing controversy PART Ⅲ Communication and media 10 Public engagement in energy planning and its impact on low-carbon energy controversy 11 New energy technologies in the media: a case study of carbon capture and storage PART Ⅳ Conclusions 12 Conclusions and a research agenda for the social science of energy supply controversy Index