Upham Paul J, Ibrahimović Emina
Integrated Research on Energy, Environment and Society, ESRIG, Nijenborgh 6, 9747 AG Groningen, the Netherlands.
iScience. 2024 Nov 12;27(12):111360. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.111360. eCollection 2024 Dec 20.
Media portrayal of direct air capture (DAC) matters for public opinion and policy. How is DAC framed in the North American and European press, are there differences between the two, and what are the implications for public perceptions of DAC? This study provides an insight into the media frames of DAC in North American and European news articles, for the period 2011-2023. With no prior work on this topic, five generic media frames were used for classification purposes. While the study is intended to be exploratory rather than definitive, European articles were found to be more critical than North American articles, more often viewing DAC as an expensive mitigation option. North American articles highlighted the lack of government financial support for DAC. The employment and economic potential of DAC was acknowledged in both newspaper datasets. Although DAC is relatively little framed in relation to human interest, morality, or conflict, these frames may be important in shaping public opinion in future.
媒体对直接空气捕获（DAC）的描述对公众舆论和政策至关重要。DAC在北美和欧洲媒体中是如何被构建框架的，两者之间是否存在差异，以及这对公众对DAC的认知有何影响？本研究深入探讨了2011年至2023年期间北美和欧洲新闻文章中DAC的媒体框架。由于此前没有关于该主题的研究，因此使用了五个通用的媒体框架进行分类。虽然该研究旨在探索而非下定论，但发现欧洲的文章比北美的文章更具批判性，更多地将DAC视为一种昂贵的缓解气候变化的选项。北美文章强调了政府对DAC缺乏财政支持。两个报纸数据集都承认了DAC的就业和经济潜力。尽管与人类利益、道德或冲突相关的DAC报道相对较少，但这些框架可能在未来塑造公众舆论方面很重要。
