Scholte, Samantha, Vasileiadou, Eleftheria and Petersen, Arthur C. (2013) Opening up the societal debate on climate engineering: how newspaper frames are changing. Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences, 10 (1). pp. 1-16. ISSN 1943-815X
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The use of climate engineering or geoengineering technologies to combat climate change has been a controversial topic, even in the scientific debate. In recent studies, it has been claimed that the debate on climate engineering technologies may be closing down prematurely, with detrimental effects on the possibility of social and ethical reflection in appraising these controversial technologies. We examined the extent to which the debate on climate engineering is opening up or closing down, analyzing the diversity of English-speaking newspaper frames in the period 2006–2011. The results provide strong support for an opening of the debate, especially since 2009, given the decline of overly deterministic frames, the emergence of frames related to sociopolitical issues and an overall more balanced distribution of the various frames. This provides evidence that different perspectives are voiced in the public debate, which may enable societies to critically reflect on these emerging technologies.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Official URL: | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/194381... |
| Additional Information: | © 2013 Informa UK Limited |
| Divisions: | LSE |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Jul 2014 14:49 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Sep 2024 20:39 |
| Projects: | RES-599-28-0001 |
| Funders: | Economic and Social Research Council |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/57366 |
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