The Environmental Code and the role of the Municipalities

To achieve Sweden’s target of 100% renewable electricity by 2040, wind power will have to expand at a rate of 4 TWh per year in the period 2020-2040. Half a second metre can increase total production of a wind farm by 25 %, and higher turbines can reach stronger winds. Larger = fewer = lower impact.  If the licences enable the use of the latest technology, the number of turbines needed in Sweden in 2014 will not exceed the number in 2022, despite the fact that production will have increased between those dates by around 50 TWh.

During this session, the role of the Municipalities in the licensing process will be discussed, the local benefits generated by wind power and how the Environmental Code can be amended to take the massive climate benefits of wind power more clearly into consideration. How can the EU’s Renewables Directive help? Are there further adjustments to legislation to consider?