Abstract Thirty years of North American research on public acceptance of wind energy has
produced important insights, yet knowledge gaps remain. This review synthesizes the …

This paper reviews the status of floating wind energy expansion, market needs,
opportunities, and barriers. Even more expensive than many other generation technologies …

Just transition is a new framework of analysis that brings together climate, energy and
environmental justice scholarships. It was originally coined as a term that was designed to …

Mandates for renewable energy lead to siting disputes, because meeting the mandates
requires the development of renewable energy production facilities. Proposals for one …

Though there is a growing literature on the value of participatory siting processes for
increasing local acceptance of wind energy development, there has been much less …

Environmental justice (EJ) addresses the unequal distribution of environmental goods and
harms and promotes people's right to be involved in environmental decision-making. In …

A lack of social acceptance obstructs the diffusion of wind energy and jeopardises the fight
against global warming and climate change. Academic literature has identified the leading …

Public acceptance of renewable energy technologies (RETs) is critical to the broader
adoption of these technologies and reducing the role of fossil fuels in electricity generation …

Public concerns surrounding landscape conservation, noise pollution and impacts on bird
populations are commonly incorporated into the planning phase of wind energy projects …

The provision of community benefits, payments to communities affected by renewable
energy developments, has received significant policy-maker attention in recent years. This …