Shale gas policy in the United Kingdom: An argumentative discourse analysis

Energy Policy

Volumn 73, Issue , 2014, Pages 427-438

  Cotton, Matthew ^a   Rattle, Imogen ^b   Van Alstine, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discourse coalitions; Interpretive policy analysis; Shale gas

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GASES; SHALE; CARBON; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

ANTHROPOGENIC CLIMATE CHANGES; BROADSHEET NEWSPAPERS; COALITION GOVERNMENT; DISCOURSE COALITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; LOW-CARBON ENERGY SYSTEMS; POLICY ANALYSIS;

SHALE GAS;

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENERGY POLICY; GAS PRODUCTION; GAS SUPPLY; POLICY ANALYSIS; POLICY APPROACH; REGULATORY APPROACH; SHALE; STAKEHOLDER; NATURAL GAS;

UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84905396493     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2014.05.031     Document Type: Article

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