Powering the future, preserving the ocean: A vision for nature-inclusive offshore renewables

In 2021, the EU adopted the Climate Law, pledging to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. Since then, a changing geopolitical landscape has pushed the EU to raise climate ambition. As offshore renewable energy is projected to increase exponentially, concerns are growing over the deteriorating health of the ocean, which is already threatened by climate change and human activities.

Europe’s key accountability authority concluded that the EU is not taking enough steps to consider the ecological impact of accelerated offshore renewable development nor to include citizens in the decision-making process. Informed by recent scientific studies, exemplary best practices, and national-level feedback from members, Seas At Risk’s latest position paper, “Powering the future, preserving the ocean“, puts forward a clear vision for nature-inclusive offshore renewables across the EU.

Read Seas At Risk’s updated position on offshore renewable energy here.