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Happy coexistence with nature, citizens, and fisheries?
When: Thursday, 21 March 2024, 16:00 - 17:15
Where: Auditorium 2
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Session description
The EU should be building 30 GW of new wind every year between now and 2030. More wind farms also means more interaction with other societal actors including defence, fisheries, nature and communities. It’s crucial that the industry seeks active cooperation with other sectors and societal interests to pursue the harmonious coexistence of all. How do Governments facilitate this, by for example including non-price criteria in their auctions? How do we make sure communities are included? And how do we guarantee that wind energy’s impacts on nature are properly mitigated and where relevant, compensated ?
Session chair
Mattia Cecchinato
Senior Advisor Offshore Wind Policy, WindEurope
Ariel Brunner
Regional Director, BirdLife Europe and Central Asia
Nature protection and restoration in wind farms
Antonia Leroy
Head of Ocean Policy, WWF EPO
Xavier Guillou
Team Leader - Marine Renewable Energies and Maritime Spatial Planning, European Commission
Lori Anna Conzo
Global Biodiversity Lead, International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group
Citizens and communities
Emma Reiners
Global Head of Communications, Acciona Energía
Seda Orhan
Renewable Energy Program Manager, CAN Europe
Fisheries, and other economic activities
Marta Cavallé
Executive Secretary – Low Impact Fishers Europe, LIFE Platform
Angela Schultz-Zehden
Managing Director, SUBMARINER Network for Blue Growth EEG
Xavier Guillou
Team Leader - Marine Renewable Energies and Maritime Spatial Planning, European Commission
