Fig 1.
The different approaches to discourse analysis, modified from the version presented by Phillips and Hardy [35].
Table 1.
Comparative summary of storyline elements.
Fig 2.
The positioning of storylines 1, 2 and 3 in terms of their definitions of sustainability and nature in relation to the forest biomass issue.
Sustainability is presented on the horizontal axis as a spectrum between strong and weak interpretations of sustainability, after [32]. As explained within the text, this is interrelated with storyline definitions of nature, presented on the vertical axis here as a spectrum between an anthropogenic or biocentric prioritisation.
Fig 3.
Venn diagram illustrating the points where the discourses presented within each storyline overlap or diverge.
Each point relates to the benefits or risks of forest biomass energy as assumed by each storyline.