Understanding the sustainability debate on forest biomass for energy in Europe: A discourse analysis.

ABSTRACT: The legislative process before the adoption of the revised European Union renewable energy directive mobilised various actors around the forest biomass issue in Europe. Which storylines do actors use to discuss and define the sustainability of forest biomass, how are the differences between the existing storylines explained, and can distinct 'discourse coalitions' of actors be observed as following each storyline? These questions are addressed through a discourse analysis to critically evaluate the debate around the utilisation of forest biomass for European renewable energy to identify persistent storylines adopted by discourse coalitions as they communicate their understanding of the issue, and compete to influence the policymaking and public perception. The hypotheses are that there are

SUBMITTER: Mather-Gratton ZJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7888638 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature