How Can Solar Deliver Biodiversity Net Gains

Recording of Thursday, December 12, 2024 | Sustainable Solar Europe 2024 | Language: English | Duration: 92:19 .

How Can Solar Deliver Biodiversity Net Gains

Solar parks do not only produce renewable, clean energy, but they can also improve the environmental conditions of the land they stand on. In collaboration with The Nature Conservancy, SolarPower Europe has developed a Biodiversity Net Gains Policy paper, assessing how solar PV can contribute to the EU nature restoration goals. This session will discuss what role the EU decision-makers play in enhancing the scaling of nature-inclusive solar parks in Europe. It will assess the different biodiversity net gain schemes that exist and how these schemes can enhance the development of nature-inclusive solar PV.

Moderator

Lina Dubina
Policy Advisor for Sustainability
SolarPower Europe

Speaker

Bernhard Strohmayer
Head of Renewables
BNE

Humberto Delgado Rosa
Director for Natural Capital
DG Environment, European Commission

Mónica Oviedo Cespedes
Head of Sustainability Management & 2030 Agenda
Iberdrola

Rebecca Humphries
Head of Climate Policy, Europe
TNC

Ágnes Takàcs
Project Development & Sustainability Manager
SolServices Ltd

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