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Liquefied Natural Gaslighting? An analysis of the German government’s discourse surrounding LNG and considerations of energy justice.

Harich, Pauline LU and Kneip, Anne-Sophie LU (2023) In Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science MESM02 20231
LUCSUS (Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies)
Abstract
In 2022 the Russian war against Ukraine left Germany without imports from their biggest energy supplier, forcing them to find new energy sources. One of the government’s measures was the investment in LNG, which impacts society and the environment. With a critical discourse analysis, this thesis analyzes how the government justifies their choice for LNG and how energy justice is considered within their discourse. The discourse was compared to further literature, to analyze if the government’s discourse aligns with state-of-the-art knowledge on LNG. The analysis revealed that the government’s main reason for LNG investments is to ensure Germany’s energy supply, justifying the decision by saying that LNG is used as a bridge technology, being... (More)
In 2022 the Russian war against Ukraine left Germany without imports from their biggest energy supplier, forcing them to find new energy sources. One of the government’s measures was the investment in LNG, which impacts society and the environment. With a critical discourse analysis, this thesis analyzes how the government justifies their choice for LNG and how energy justice is considered within their discourse. The discourse was compared to further literature, to analyze if the government’s discourse aligns with state-of-the-art knowledge on LNG. The analysis revealed that the government’s main reason for LNG investments is to ensure Germany’s energy supply, justifying the decision by saying that LNG is used as a bridge technology, being under time pressure and protecting the economy. Five of eight energy justice principles were present in the government’s discourse, but only one, availability, could be confirmed in a review of other literature outside the discourse. (Less)
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author
Harich, Pauline LU and Kneip, Anne-Sophie LU
supervisor
organization
course
MESM02 20231
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Sustainability Science, LNG, energy justice, discourse, energy crisis, Germany
publication/series
Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science
report number
2023:021
language
English
id
9118103
date added to LUP
2023-06-08 09:30:40
date last changed
2023-06-08 09:30:40
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  abstract     = {{In 2022 the Russian war against Ukraine left Germany without imports from their biggest energy supplier, forcing them to find new energy sources. One of the government’s measures was the investment in LNG, which impacts society and the environment. With a critical discourse analysis, this thesis analyzes how the government justifies their choice for LNG and how energy justice is considered within their discourse. The discourse was compared to further literature, to analyze if the government’s discourse aligns with state-of-the-art knowledge on LNG. The analysis revealed that the government’s main reason for LNG investments is to ensure Germany’s energy supply, justifying the decision by saying that LNG is used as a bridge technology, being under time pressure and protecting the economy. Five of eight energy justice principles were present in the government’s discourse, but only one, availability, could be confirmed in a review of other literature outside the discourse.}},
  author       = {{Harich, Pauline and Kneip, Anne-Sophie}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  series       = {{Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science}},
  title        = {{Liquefied Natural Gaslighting? An analysis of the German government’s discourse surrounding LNG and considerations of energy justice.}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}