| dc.description.abstract | This thesis investigates the green transition in Norway through a narrative analysis of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). The climate crisis has reached the point of no return and the message is clear, we must act now. CCS has been widely promoted as a solution to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and is included in most of the climate mitigation scenarios presented by the IPCC. Through a political ecology lens, five main narratives have been identified, labelled the ‘win-win’ narrative, the ‘maintaining our everyday life’ narrative, the ‘avoiding energy crisis’ narrative, the ‘greenwash’ narrative, and the ‘systemic change’ narrative. These narratives are related to main discourses on climate change and elaborates on the existing views on climate change in Norway. The distribution of participants within these narratives implies that there is a clear overweight of actors who believe that technological solutions, and the use of CCS, are essential to tackle climate change. There are, however, some counternarratives and critical voices in Norway but this study shows that these voices are less powerful, which again gives them a lower ability to influence policies and actions taken in Norway. Moreover, the focus on technical solution may hinder other prominent solutions such as reducing the ever- growing consumption. Ultimately, this thesis suggests a combination of these measures in line with the integrative discourse. We need to explore systemic related changes to a higher degree and especially since applying CCS seems to be more difficult than previously assumed. | |
