A new WWF-backed coalition aims to ensure the much-needed shift to renewable energy doesn’t unintentionally harm the natural world. It’s vital, of course, that we stop using fossil fuels if we are to tackle the climate crisis but perhaps less well known is that any power generation project, even renewables, can cause environmental harm. The new CLEANaction coalition will call for any proposed renewable energy project to be carefully assessed for its impacts on nature, and for the least damaging options to be prioritized. A broad partnership of organizations also backs this new coalition, including the Alliance for Rural Electrification, Birdlife International, ICLEI-Cities Biodiversity Center, the International Renewable Energy Agency and The Nature Conservancy.
Did you know that the climate and nature loss crises are interlinked? Climate change is a key driver of nature loss, while action to reverse the loss of nature will help prevent even worse climate impacts on people and wildlife than are already inevitable.