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  1. 1. German coal exit : an argumentative discourse analysis of storylines and discourse coalitions

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Amelie Andresen; [2023]
    Keywords : German coal exit; coal phase-out act; energy transition; discourse analysis; storylines; discourse coalition;

    Abstract : Germany passed a Coal Phase-out Act in 2020 to reduce carbon emissions and to achieve the objec-tives of the Paris Agreement, at a time when Germany was already phasing out nuclear energy. Thus, Germany faces a dual challenge: not only to break its dependence on coal as a resource, but also the overlap of the phase-outs of nuclear and coal energy. READ MORE

  3. 2. Phasing out Gas? Implications of the Narratives around Natural Gas for Germany’s Heat Transition in the Building Sector

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Anna Katrin Kraus; [2022]
    Keywords : heat transition; building sector; natural gas; narratives and discourses; lock-in effects; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Germany must decarbonise the heating of its buildings, now majorly dependent on natural gas, to meet its climate neutrality pledge. However, the share of natural gas-based heating has not been decreasing in the last decades, and Germany continuously failed to meet the building sector’s emission reduction targets. READ MORE

  4. 3. The future of the Estonian energy sector in relation to EU 2050 low carbon economy roadmap

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Maris Neeme; [2016]
    Keywords : energy transition; climate change; Estonia; oil shale; renewable energy; low carbon economy; story-line; discourse-coalition;

    Abstract : Estonia has one of the most energy intensive economies in the European Union. Its energy production has historically relied on fossil fuel, namely oil shale. The European Union Roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy by 2050 provides a policy framework for the member states in order to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions in Europe. READ MORE

  5. 4. Social Investment Policies in Urban Planning: An Argumentative Discourse Analysis of the Regeneration Dialogue in Lindängen, Malmö

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Joakim Müllern Skanby; [2014]
    Keywords : Social investment perspective; Social mobilisation; Argumentative Discourse Analysis; Neighbourhood regeneration; Investment fund; Urban Planning; Malmö; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis presents an argumentative discourse analysis of the municipal-led urban regeneration initiative the Regeneration Dialogue in Lindängen, Malmö, Sweden. As suggested by the so-called Malmö Commission, the Regeneration Dialogue attempts to establish extensive regeneration of a socioeconomically disadvantaged neighbourhood without producing negative outcomes of current residents. READ MORE