‘Conflict costs’ in renewables sector pose significant material risks, but are largely hidden, finds new report

With global energy security a pressing concern and raising demand for renewables, a new report launched today warns that the renewables sector is facing a less visible constraint – unmanaged conflict with communities, which is largely untracked despite the enormous material and operational risks it poses to the renewables roll out and achieving climate targets. IHRB’s latest report – The Hidden Bill of Green Conflict: Derisking Renewable Energy by Strengthening Community Trust – draws on two years of research and engagement with industry to examine how unmanaged company-community conflicts are…

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