Elsevier Public Responses to Fossil Fuel Export: Exporting Energy and Emissions in a Time of Transition

Public Responses to Fossil Fuel Export provides wide-ranging theoretical and methodological international contributions on the human dimensions of fossil fuel export, with a distinctive focus on exporting countries, some of which are new entrants into the marketplace. What do members of the public think about exporting fossil fuels in places where it is happening? What do they see as its main risks and benefits? What connections are being made to climate change and the impending energy transition? How have affected communities responded to proposals related to fossil fuel export, broadly defined to include transport by rail, pipeline, and ship? Contributions to the work are presented in three parts. The first part synopsizes the background of the project, outlines major social science theories and relevant previous research, and identifies global trends in energy production. Regional and national case studies related to public opinion on fossil fuel export are included in part two of the manuscript. Part three highlights community-based case studies. Implications for research and practice feature in the concluding chapter. Review Explores the social dimensions of the global fossil fuel export system, with a focus on public perceptions and responses to new infrastructures From the Back Cover <p><i>Public Responses to Fossil Fuel Export </i>provides wide-ranging theoretical and methodological international contributions on the human dimensions of fossil fuel export, with a distinctive focus on more recent exporting countries. What do members of the public think about exporting fossil fuels in places where it is happening? What do they see as its main risks and benefits? What connections are being made to climate change and the impending energy transition, if any? How might these assessments of fossil fuel export differ by geographic scale? How have those communities most affected responded to proposals related to fossil fuel export, broadly defined to include transport by rail, pipeline, ship, etc.? Contributions to the work are presented in three parts based on geographic scope and research method. The first part synopsizes the background of the project and outlines major social science theories as well as fossil fuel export technologies, fuel types, and trends. Regional and national case studies related to public opinion on fossil fuel export are included in Part 2 of the manuscript. Part three addresses community-based case studies and comparative case studies of proposed export projects around the world based on qualitative or mixed methods. Theoretical and practical implications, with comparison and integration between chapters, feature in the concluding chapter.</p> About the Author Hilary Boudet is an Associate Professor of Sociology in the School of Public Policy at Oregon State University. She has written extensively on public perceptions of and community response to energy development, particularly natural gas. Before joining the faculty at Oregon State University, Hilary was a Postdoctoral Scholar at Stanford University, where she also completed her PhD in Environment and Resources. She holds a BA in Environmental Engineering and Political Science from Rice University. Shawn Olson Hazboun is a Member of the Faculty in the Graduate Program on the Environment at The Evergreen State College. Her research focuses on the social dimensions of energy systems, including community impacts from energy production and public perceptions about energy and related infrastructure. She has a PhD in Sociology from Utah State University and an MS from the University of Colorado – Boulder.