WindEurope Urges Project Developer to Engage in Local Communities

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On 11 September WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson spoke at the 24th World Energy Congress in Abu Dhabi. His message was firm: we cannot take public support for wind energy for granted. We need to plug the societal benefits. And involve communities in wind farms and allow them to benefit.

Speaking on a panel about “Communities and the social license to operate,” Dickson said that ‘license to operate’ means 2 things: license to operate from government and society at large; and license to operate from the local community where we want to build wind farms. For the former, Dickson explained that the wind industry’s license to operate comes down to its contribution to wider society and the economy. How we reduce CO2:... ... More: Official Press Release WindEurope

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