Populism, identities and responses to energy infrastructures at different scales in the United Kingdom: A post-Brexit reflection

Batel, Susana; Devine‐Wright, Patrick

doi:10.1016/j.erss.2018.05.011

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“…Fraune and Knodt (), Batel and Devine‐Wright (), and Lockwood () have pointed particularly to policy—though this is an area in which rather little is known. For example, Lockwood (, p. 713), besides his general comment on the potential influence of far‐right parties on climate change policy, noted the influence of the Danish People's Party on legislation.…”

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“…Recently, Fraune and Knodt (), in general terms, pointed to this in relation to “right‐wing populism” and sustainable energy transformation in the face of climate change. Similarly, and providing reflection in light of Brexit, Batel and Devine‐Wright (, p. 42) spoke of a “right‐wing populist post‐truth logic” according to which scientific evidence is neglected in the defense of the people.…”

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“…Reviewing party statements by center-right political parties on climate change and renewable energy in six European countries, and comparing them with far-right parties, Hess and Renner (2019) find that rejection of climate science by the far right is common (as in the case of the Alternative for Germany, Party for Freedom and the United Kingdom Independence Party), though the Spanish Vox did not do so and the French National Front displayed an ambivalent stance. Fraune and Knodt (2018), Batel and Devine-Wright (2018), and Lockwood (2018) have pointed particularly to policythough this is an area in which rather little is known. For example, Lockwood (2018, p. 713), besides his general comment on the potential influence of far-right parties on climate change policy, noted the influence of the Danish People's Party on legislation.…”

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Climate change and the far right

Forchtner

2019

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In recent years two crises have populated the imagination of publics: environmental crises, ranging from, for example, water and air pollution to climate change, and the crisis of liberal democracy, illustrated by the rise of far‐right actors across Europe, the United States and beyond. While these environmental and political crises have been analyzed on their own, little research has been done on their nexus. Against this background, this focus article reviews existing academic literature on far‐right climate‐change communication by European party and nonparty actors, that is, climate‐change communication from a distinctively ethno‐nationalist and authoritarian perspective. The far right is not a homogenous entity but best viewed as a continuum, ranging from radical‐right, anti‐liberal democracy actors to extreme‐right, anti‐democracy ones. This contribution to WIREs Climate Change argues that many, though not all, far‐right party and nonparty actors are skeptical towards (anthropogenic) climate change and/or responses to it, at least in comparison to the European mainstream. The article does so by reviewing existing research before formulating areas for further research. This article is categorized under: Social Status of Climate Change Knowledge > Climate Science and Social Movements

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2019

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“…Since right-wing populist parties seem to have adopted a skeptical stance regarding climate change, the effects of populism's rise on energy and climate policy in general and energy system transitions in particular are increasingly under discussion (Batel and Devine-Wright, 2018;Forchtner, 2019;Fraune and Knodt, 2018;Hess and Renner, 2019;Lockwood, 2018;Schaller and Carius, 2019). This discussion takes place in a peculiar discursive setting.…”

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RETRACTED: Three Responses to Democracy Problems of Energy Transitions

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2020

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The article explores conflicts around energy system transition, explaining them as manifestations of challenges to democracy, namely, progressive politicization of society, increasing political differentiation, and growing epistemic asymmetry between citizens, experts, and elites. We argue that technocratic guardianship, participatory governance, and populist simplification represent three ways of dealing with these challenges. Technocracy and participatory governance attempt to reconfigure energy-policy by fostering the principles of guardianship and civic competence. Populism, in turn, employs a different principle: simplification. It drives a retrograde protest that becomes effective if neither technocracy nor participatory governance provides a generalizable response. Viewed in this way, populism turns out to be a reaction to the deficiencies of the other two perspectives. In order to illustrate this thesis, the article draws on empirical illustration from the German experience of the Energiewende and its inherent conflicts, and the discourse of the right-wing populist party Alternative für Deutschland.

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“…Given their desire for re-election, politicians' incentives to enact policies that are opposed by a majority of voters are limited (Downs, 1957;Druckman, 2013). Recently, concern has risen that voters are becoming an increasing barrier to ambitious climate policies, driven by the rise of rightwing populism and post-truth politics (Batel & Devine-Wright, 2018;Fraune & Knodt, 2018;Lockwood, 2018). Opposition to climate policies can arise in particular if these are (perceived to be) poorly designed, as has been seen in the protest movement of the French Gilets Jaunes, which was fuelled by a proposed increase in gasoline taxes.…”

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Fast track or Slo-Mo? Public support and temporal preferences for phasing out fossil fuel cars in the United States

2019

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Policies to phase out fossil fuel cars are key to averting dangerous and irreversible changes to the earth's climate. Given the potential impacts of such policies on every-day routines and behaviours, the factors that might increase or decrease their public acceptance require investigation. Here we study the role of specific policy design features in shaping Americans' preferences for policy proposals to phase out fossil fuel cars. In light of the urgency of action against climate change, we are specifically interested in citizens' preferences with respect to the timing of phase-out policies.Based on a demographically representative sample of 1,520 American residents rating 24,320 hypothetical policy scenarios in a conjoint experiment, we find that Americans prefer phase-out policies to be implemented no later than 2030. Policy features other than timing are also important:higher policy costs significantly reduce public support; subsidies for alternative technologies are preferred over taxes and bans; and policy co-benefits in terms of pollution reduction increase public support only when they are substantial. The study also investigates the role of individual characteristics in shaping policy preferences, finding that perceived psychological distance of climate change and party identification influence policy preferences. The results of this study have important implications for the political feasibility of rapid decarbonization initiatives like the 'Green New Deal'that are now being discussed in the US and beyond. Among these is the insight that smart sequencing of policies (early implementation of subsidies for low-emission technologies, followed by tax increases and/or bans) might help ensure majority support for a fossil fuel car phase-out.

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Populism, identities and responses to energy infrastructures at different scales in the United Kingdom: A post-Brexit reflection

Cited by 32 publications

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Climate change and the far right

Climate change and the far right

RETRACTED: Three Responses to Democracy Problems of Energy Transitions

Fast track or Slo-Mo? Public support and temporal preferences for phasing out fossil fuel cars in the United States

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