This Climate Solutions Lab White Paper offers lessons learned for developers and policymakers seeking to promote climate policy goals while remaining sensitive to local community concerns. To our knowledge there is no systematic data about opposition to wind in developing countries. This is a significant oversight. The developing world has the majority of the world’s operating and prospective wind farm capacity. Yet there are significant knowledge gaps in our understanding of the social acceptance of wind in these important world regions.
Climate Solutions Lab
Date
April 2, 2025
Tracking Opposition to New Wind Infrastructure in the Developing World
Community opposition to wind power can drive up costs for developers and stymie policymakers’ efforts to reduce greenhouse gases. In developing countries, how often do communities oppose wind power, why does the opposition happen, and to what extent will it become a barrier to clean energy expansion?