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In the Shadow of an Oil Refinery: Narrating Just Transitions in the City of Lysekil
Linköping University, Department of Thematic Studies, Tema Environmental Change. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Linköping University, Centre for Climate Science and Policy Research, CSPR.
Linköping University, Department of Thematic Studies, Tema Environmental Change. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Linköping University, Centre for Climate Science and Policy Research, CSPR.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9385-1231
2024 (English)In: The politics and governance of decarbonization: The interplay between state and non-state actors in Sweden / [ed] Bäckstrand, K., Marquardt, J., Nasiritousi, N., and Widerberg, O. (eds), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2024, 1, p. 161-181Chapter in book (Refereed)
Sustainable development
Fossil fuels, Climate Improvements, Environmental work
Abstract [en]

This chapter employs narrative analysis to examine how people who live in the shadow of carbon-intensive industries imagine a just transition to net-zero emissions. The analysis rests upon an interview study with local politicians, civil servants, union representatives, and citizen groups in the Swedish west-coast city of Lysekil, home to Scandinavia’s largest oil refinery. By mapping stories of climate (in)justice told in view of Sweden’s efforts to decarbonize, this chapter illustrates the cultural dimensions of carbon lock-ins and why some people resist transformative change. In the city of Lysekil, the refinery is not only an important source of local employment but also deeply entangled with community identity and sense of place. However, the chapter also points to the multiple interpretations of just transitions to climate neutrality and the power of narrative to open-up possibilities for decarbonized futures.

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Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2024, 1. p. 161-181
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just transition, climate justice, narrative analysis, carbon lock-in, sense of place, community identity
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URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-197760DOI: 10.1017/9781009301558.009ISBN: 9781009301558 (electronic)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-197760DiVA, id: diva2:1796757
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Swedish Research Council Formas, 2017-01889 & 2019-02012Available from: 2023-09-13 Created: 2023-09-13 Last updated: 2024-12-09

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