Planet Beyond Podcast
Community engagement for a just energy transition
Published
31 Oct 2024
We will all bear the brunt of climate change without a rapid transition to renewables. But as we move through the energy transition, communities hosting new power generation facilities will see the landscape around them change.
Community engagement for a just energy transition with ScottishPower Renewables
To ensure that the benefits of the energy transition are shared by all, the Scottish government worked with wind farm developers and operators to establish best practice guidelines for community engagement. ScottishPower Renewables contributed to that guidance and now creates and supports community benefit funds across all of its projects.
In this episode, Gillan Arnot and Amy Aitken share the successes they have had working with communities onshore. As the wind industry moves offshore in Scotland, Colin McFarlane explains how the work of outreach and engagement will continue to empower and benefit local communities. And, Fugro’s Jonathan Ainley tells us, this work is ripe for emulation by the renewables industry worldwide.
Host
Jon Baston-Pitt, Fugro
Guests
Gillian Arnot, Senior Stakeholder and Community Manager, ScottishPower Renewables
Amy Aitken, Stakeholder and Community Manager, ScottishPower Renewables
Colin McFarlane, Senior Stakeholder Manager, Scottishpower Renewables
Jonathan Ainley, Global Key Account Manager, Fugro
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