Morris Carol, Price Catherine, Nerlich Brigitte
School of Geography, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Institute for Science and Society, School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Environ Commun. 2024 May 29;18(8):1168-1185. doi: 10.1080/17524032.2024.2357318. eCollection 2024.
Biochar is a land-based greenhouse gas removal technology with potential to address the climate crisis. This article examines societal debate and discussion around biochar as represented in the UK print news media and reflects on its implications for the democratic governance of novel technologies. Using an "issue frame" analysis approach, the following frames are identified - Innovation, Economics, Security, Governance and Accountability, Risk, Justice, Substitution, Salvation and Tradition - with some more prominent than others. Economics and Innovation frames are particularly pronounced, together with the argument for market-based forms of governance, while Risk and Justice frames are weakly developed. The findings show that some frames and their associated actors dominate debate, while others are absent or side-lined. This might hinder opening up the debate to a wider group of stakeholders and publics and alternative framings, thus constraining effective governance of biochar.
生物炭是一种基于土地的温室气体去除技术，有潜力应对气候危机。本文审视了英国平面新闻媒体所呈现的围绕生物炭的社会辩论和讨论，并思考其对新技术民主治理的影响。采用“议题框架”分析方法，识别出以下框架——创新、经济、安全、治理与问责、风险、正义、替代、救赎和传统——其中一些比其他的更突出。经济和创新框架尤为显著，同时还有基于市场的治理形式的论点，而风险和正义框架发展较弱。研究结果表明，一些框架及其相关行为者主导着辩论，而其他一些则缺失或被边缘化。这可能会阻碍将辩论扩大到更广泛的利益相关者和公众群体以及其他框架，从而限制对生物炭的有效治理。
