Blog post by IAIA CEO Gary Baker
Renewable energy capacity needs to triple by 2030 (and grow ninefold by 2050) if we are to meet targets agreed at the COP28 climate summit. This rapid scale-up of renewable energy infrastructure requires a sizable area on land and the ocean that will increasingly overlap with local communities and natural ecosystems.
Responsibly managing the impact of renewable infrastructure project growth is central to ensuring a rapid, sustainable, and equitable energy transition. The publication of IAIA’s Improving Decision-Making for the Energy Transition: Guidance for Using Strategic Environmental Assessment last year provided an important resource to support this evolution. But it will require collaborative efforts across businesses, government, academia, philanthropies, multilateral organizations, and civil society groups to mobilize resources, share expertise, and drive large-scale renewable energy projects.
We are therefore pleased to announce that IAIA is part of a cross-disciplinary group, the Responsible Renewables Infrastructure Coalition (Responsible Renewables Infrastructure), that has contributed to a new document by the World Economic Forum, supported by Accenture, outlining a set of five principles to guide stakeholders in the renewable energy ecosystem.
The objectives of the Coalition are to:
