‘Green On Green’: Public perceptions of wind power in Scotland and Ireland

Warren, Charles R.; Lumsden, Carolyn; O'Dowd, Simone; Birnie, Richard

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“…A central aspect of the debate called the "green on green" dispute represents the conflict between the need for climate change mitigation at a global level and local environmental conservation goals [15]. Such debates provoke fundamental dilemmas.…”

Section: The Challenge Of Balancing Different Values In Sustainablementioning

confidence: 99%

“…[5,16]. The debate does not just include objective "facts"; it also represents more complex dilemmas involving clashes of genuine values and different goals and legitimate debates over what sort of sustainable future we want [5,14,15].…”

Section: The Challenge Of Balancing Different Values In Sustainablementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The urgency to mitigate dangerous effects from global warming by replacing fossil fuel-based electricity production with renewables is indeed a key argument in favour of continuing the strong initiatives in many countries to enhance harvesting energy from wind 6 . Further, while a common criticism towards wind energy used to be that it represents a costly energy technology, it is currently regarded as largely affordable compared with conventional energy sources (with or without subsidies) [15].…”

Section: The Future Sustainability Of Wind Energymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Acknowledging the complexity of the energy planning situation, several researchers are currently focusing on the critical role of institutional settings in general and the planning institution in particular, facing the task of balancing the different values in wind energy development [5,12,15,20].…”

Section: Institutions As Key Premise Providers Of Sustainabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Key criteria for sustainable wind energy planning—lessons from an institutional perspective on the impact assessment literature

Thygesen

Agarwal

2014

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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Citation for the version of the work held in 'OpenAIR@RGU"NOTICE: this is the author's version of a work that was accepted for publication in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, [VOL 39, November 2014 Abstract 1 : An increasing number of researchers stress the importance of the national planning institution's role with respect to promoting an "effective" decision-making process in terms of bringing about sustainable energy. Impact assessment (IA) procedures are seen as having strong potential in supporting environmentally conscious energy production. This article discusses criteria for sustainable wind power planning and compares the centralised planning systems for wind energy in two countries -Norway and Scotland -as illustrating cases. We ask the following: What key criteria should be present to secure sustainable wind energy planning, and what are the critical institutional conditions to fulfil these criteria? A review of relevant IA literature reveals four key criteria for promoting sustainable wind planning: (i) clear and integrated political priorities, (ii) stakeholder involvement, (iii) strategic environmental assessment (SEA) and (iv) stringent permission and assessment requirements. We also determined that critical institutional conditions exist that effectively promote sustainable energy production: (a) coordinated energy policy institutions, (b) legitimate planning procedures, (c) that SEAs are followed in the decision-making process and (d) statutory planning regulations.

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Section: The Challenge Of Balancing Different Values In Sustainablementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Challenge Of Balancing Different Values In Sustainablementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Future Sustainability Of Wind Energymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Key criteria for sustainable wind energy planning—lessons from an institutional perspective on the impact assessment literature

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Agarwal

2014

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“…Most research on wind energy in Ireland to date has focused on transitioning to a 100% renewable energy system (Connolly et al, 2011), public perceptions of wind power (Warren et al, 2005), and the feasibility of hybrid energy options (Goodbody et al, 2013). More generally, research on understanding the formation of local perceptions of community wind farms (e.g.…”

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Community: a powerful label? Connecting wind energy to rural Ireland

Walsh¹

2016

Community Dev J

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Much of the research on the social sustainability of renewable technologies has focused on local acceptance issues, community benefits from exogenous developments, and matters related to the planning and development process. Grassroots-initiated wind energy schemes as a form of rural enterprise have received less attention, especially in the Irish context. Using a case study approach, this paper analyses the challenges and opportunities faced in progressing community wind energy projects in rural Ireland. Such an analysis is especially relevant given Ireland's commitment to developing a fair and sustainable society as advocated in its Sustainable Development Framework. With the decline of agriculture and considerable outmigration from rural areas, wind energy represents an opportunity to revitalize rural economies. More generally, as opposition to wind turbines and associated infrastructure is common in Ireland, it is clear that the relevant authorities must engage local stakeholders more meaningfully in the planning and development process. In this vein, community energy initiatives have the potential to boost rural economies, enhance acceptance, and develop knowledge networks at the local level. Drawing lessons from a community wind energy case study, it is argued that community projects can be nurtured in Ireland by (i) engaging communities, especially weak stakeholders, in both agenda setting and the planning and development process for individual projects, and (ii) ensuring that technical and financial support is available to communities, while (iii) being careful to apply the 'community' label only to initiatives that can meet the expectations of such a project.

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Wind Farms in Australia and New Zealand

Bond

2013

Towers, Turbines and Transmission Lines

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‘Green On Green’: Public perceptions of wind power in Scotland and Ireland

Cited by 487 publications

References 21 publications

Key criteria for sustainable wind energy planning—lessons from an institutional perspective on the impact assessment literature

Key criteria for sustainable wind energy planning—lessons from an institutional perspective on the impact assessment literature

Community: a powerful label? Connecting wind energy to rural Ireland

Wind Farms in Australia and New Zealand

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