Summary
Authors:
Benjamin Sovacool
Marfuga Iskandarova
Frank Geels
Boston University
Aarhus University
University of Sussex
University of Manchester
Bigger than government: Exploring the social construction and contestation of industrial megaprojects in England
Technological Forecasting & Social Change
March 2023
- Decarbonization of industry is occurring via spatially expansive and technically complex
- Zero Carbon Humber and HyNet North West are inherently economic, political, and socioenvironmental endeavors.
- They rely on different relevant social groups (as many as 50 actors) and 8 technological frames
- Both projects remain dependent on social, political, and economic conditions to be completed
Associated Research
MIP 1.4 Smart policy and governance for industrial decarbonisation