气候变化领域集成服务门户(CCPortal): The German coal debate on Twitter: Reactions to a corporate policy process

CCPortal

DOI	10.1016/j.enpol.2022.113178
	The German coal debate on Twitter: Reactions to a corporate policy process
	Mueller-Hansen, Finn; Lee, Yuan Ting; Callaghan, Max; Jankin, Slava; Minx, Jan C.
发表日期	2022
ISSN	0301-4215
EISSN	1873-6777
卷号	169 页码:11
英文摘要	Phasing out coal is a prerequisite to achieving the Paris climate mitigation targets. In 2018, the German government established a multi-stakeholder commission with the mandate to negotiate a plan for the national coal phase-out, fueling a continued public debate over the future of coal. This study analyzes the German coal debate on Twitter before, during, and after the session of the so-called Coal Commission, over a period of three years. In particular, we investigate whether and how the work of the commission translated into shared perceptions and sentiments in the public debate on Twitter. We find that the sentiment of the German coal debate on Twitter becomes increasingly negative over time. In addition, the sentiment becomes more polarized over time due to an increase in the use of more negative and positive language. The analysis of retweet networks shows no increase in interactions between communities over time. These findings suggest that the Coal Commission did not further consensus in the coal debate on Twitter. While the debate on social media only represents a section of the national debate, it provides insights for policy-makers to evaluate the interaction of multi-stakeholder commissions and public debates.
英文关键词	Coal phase-out; Social media; Twitter; Public opinion; Polarization
学科领域	Economics; Energy & Fuels; Environmental Sciences; Environmental Studies
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Business & Economics ; Energy & Fuels ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
WOS记录号	WOS:000855683300005
来源期刊	ENERGY POLICY
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/272429
作者单位	Potsdam Institut fur Klimafolgenforschung; University of Leeds
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Mueller-Hansen, Finn,Lee, Yuan Ting,Callaghan, Max,et al. The German coal debate on Twitter: Reactions to a corporate policy process[J],2022,169:11.
APA	Mueller-Hansen, Finn,Lee, Yuan Ting,Callaghan, Max,Jankin, Slava,&Minx, Jan C..(2022).The German coal debate on Twitter: Reactions to a corporate policy process.ENERGY POLICY,169,11.
MLA	Mueller-Hansen, Finn,et al."The German coal debate on Twitter: Reactions to a corporate policy process".ENERGY POLICY 169(2022):11.