Turtles and tortoises (chelonians) have been integral components of global ecosystems for
about 220 million years and have played important roles in human culture for at least …

Renewable energy is an important piece of the puzzle in meeting growing energy demands
and mitigating climate change, but the potentially adverse effects of such technologies are …

This chapter takes sustainable development as the starting point and focus for analysis. It
considers the broad and multifaceted bi-directional interplay between sustainable …

Of all the renewable energy sources (RESs)―except direct solar heat and light―wind
energy is believed to have the least adverse environmental impacts. It is also one of the RES …

This paper provides a literature review on wind power and externalities from multiple
perspectives. Specifically, the economic rationale behind world-wide wind power …

Wind energy development contributes substantially to achieve climate protection goals.
Unintended side effects, especially on wildlife, have long been discussed and substantial …

Protected areas and renewable energy generation are critical tools to combat biodiversity
loss and climate change, respectively. Over the coming decades, expansion of the protected …

Coastal environments, in particular heavily populated semi-enclosed marginal seas and
coasts like the Baltic Sea region, are strongly affected by human activities. A multitude of …

The scale and pace of energy infrastructure development required to achieve net-zero
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are unprecedented, yet our understanding of how to …

The development and expansion of wind energy is considered a key global threat to bat
populations. Bat carcasses are being found underneath wind turbines across North and …