Socio-Ecological Impacts Beyond Norwegian Borders

by Estefania Cortez, Miriam Czarski, Ragna Sorlundsangn – October 2022 I. IntroductionWind energy plays an increasingly salient role in energy production in meeting private and industrial energy demands in Norway. A company initiating the wind park construction on Norwegian soil is responsible for selecting the geographical area of the project and conducting the impact assessment,while

The hidden cost of the energy transition in the Arctic: the impacts of wind power development on Sámi rights

by Jamie Jenkins, Hilja Kurkinen, Charlotte Renglet – September 2022 In the face of the daunting threat of climate change, and the crisis in Ukraine, it is becoming increasingly urgent to transition to clean, renewable and domestic sources of energy. In this regard, wind power has great potential. In the pursuit of this goal to transition away