As part of its efforts to overcome the obstacles to accelerating the deployment of renewable energies, the NGO coalition Climate Action Network Europe (CAN Europe), in collaboration with energy and climate policy consultancy Eclareon, published a ten-step roadmap on Thursday 19 October aimed at optimising the process of obtaining permits for wind and solar projects in the European Union.
This initiative follows case studies from six Member States - the Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Lithuania, Portugal and Romania - which highlighted constraints such as complex administrative processes, concerns about the impact on biodiversity and insufficient distribution network capacity.
In a press release, Seda Orhan, CAN Europe Campaigner, stressed the urgency of these proposals: “Although the revised Renewable Energy Directive (RED III) provides a promising framework, the responsibility for implementation lies with the Member States. Rigorous implementation, encompassing public engagement and nature conservation, is essential to achieving our climate and energy goals”.
The guide underlines the importance of early public involvement, as well as that of local communities, in synergy with nature conservation.
Read the roadmap: https://aeur.eu/f/97k (Original version in French by Nithya Paquiry)