Webinar recording: How to consider and compensate for the natural and social impacts of energy projects?

The growth of wind power has increased the need to understand the ecological impacts of energy projects and their effects on local communities and businesses. How to manage and compensate for the adverse impacts of projects is therefore a key question for the acceptability of energy transition. In Akordi’s webinar, ecologist and PhD researcher Hanna Paulomäki presents ways identified in the literature to identify and compensate for the negative impacts of various projects on nature and wildlife, as well as the social impacts.

The review is part of a project funded by the Tiina and Antti Herlin Foundation, in which Akordi is building methods for anticipating and resolving conflicts in the green transition in Finland.

Publication in Finnish: Paulomäki, Hanna (2024). Katsaus energiahankkeiden ekologisten ja sosiaalisten haittojen kompensointiin. Akordi Oy julkaisuja.

Webinar slides in Finnish: Hanna Paulomäki_kalvot 5.6.2024

Watch the webinar in Finnish.

Hanna Paulomäki is an ecologist and PhD researcher at LUT University. Her PhD thesis deals with the socio-ecological impacts of renewable energy land use. She is also currently finalising a textbook for energy engineers on renewable energy and planetary boundaries together with Professor Mika Järvinen at Aalto University. In addition, Hanna is an advisor to Akordi.