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Hydroelectricity, Environmental Governance and Anti-Reflexivity: Lessons from Muskrat Falls
Water ; 14(13):1992, 2022.
Article in English | ProQuest Central | ID: covidwho-1934273
ABSTRACT
Hydroelectric projects are often pursued on the promise of economic development and environmental co-benefits as a source of low-carbon energy. We analyse the case of the Muskrat Falls hydropower mega-project (located in Labrador, Canada) to understand why this project failed to live up to its promised benefits, but instead delivered a double disaster of economic cost and environmental risk. The key concepts of anti-reflexivity and deep stories help us understand why the project assumed an aura of inevitability in political and public discourse until it was too late to change course. Drawing on publicly available data and secondary sources, we identify the constellation of social forces that maintained political anti-reflexivity about the economic and environmental risks of the project and led to a double economic and environmental disaster. Our analysis identifies vital lessons for countering anti-reflexivity and improving environmental governance related to energy mega-projects.
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Full text: Available Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: ProQuest Central Language: English Journal: Water Year: 2022 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: ProQuest Central Language: English Journal: Water Year: 2022 Document Type: Article