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Offshore wind projects could be reduced from a 12 year indicative timeline to a 5.5 year expedited timeline.
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Onshore wind projects could be reduced from a 10 year indicative timeline to a 4.5 year expedited timeline.
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Solar projects could be reduced from a 4 year indicative timeline to a 1 year expedited timeline.
Streamlining planning and permitting can reduce development times by more than half for wind and solar projects
ETC analysis, grounded in real-world case studies and discussions with renewables developers, shows that putting into place simple measures to streamline planning and permitting can reduce project development times by more than half.
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Actions for national/regional governments and policymakers
Actions to help governments and policymakers set a strategic vision of the power system; improve permitting processes and enforcement; and enable better digital information and systems.
SOLUTION TOOLKIT
Actions for wind and solar developers
Actions to help developers conduct effective stakeholder engagement; implement biodiversity conscious renewables development; and improve local support.
SOLUTION TOOLKIT
Actions for local authorities and civil society
Actions to help local authorities and civil society increase community-readiness for the energy transition; contribute to effective stakeholder engagement; and ensure effective processes and resourcing.
A global coalition of leaders from across the energy landscape committed to achieving net-zero emissions by mid-century
Overview
The Energy Transitions Commission (ETC) is a global coalition of leaders from across the energy landscape working together to accelerate the transition to a zero-emissions future.
We develop transition roadmaps and tools building on robust analysis and extensive exchanges with experts and practitioners across energy-intensive value chains. This work is generally undertaken with a range of partners, industry associations, NGOs and experts. In the harder-to-abate sectors specifically, we work under the umbrella of the Mission Possible Platform, an initiative established by the ETC and the World Economic Forum.
Our main areas of focus
Our activities encompass the energy sector itself, as well as key energy-consuming sectors in industry, transport and buildings.
In each sector, we work with corporate leaders to define a pathway to net-zero emissions and establish the building blocks of net-zero value chains. This work is generally undertaken with a range of partners, industry associations, NGOs and experts. In the harder-to-abate sectors specifically, we work under the umbrella of the Mission Possible Platform, an initiative established by the ETC and the World Economic Forum.
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New Insights Briefing: Streamlining planning and permitting can accelerate wind and solar deployment
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The latest ETC report assesses current progress in limiting global warming and outlines the priority areas for accelerated action at COP27.
New Report: Progress Heading into COP27 Despite Current Global Challenges
The latest ETC report assesses current progress in limiting global warming and outlines the priority…
Industry leaders back plan for zero-emissions aluminium, ammonia and steel
Mission Possible Partnership maps path to decarbonise key materials New York, September 21, 2022 –More than…
New Report: Vital but limited role for Carbon, Capture, Storage & Utilisation (CCUS) to deliver a net-zero economy
The latest ETC report outlines the complimentary role carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) has…
The Energy Storage Summit
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23 February 2023
The 8th Energy Storage Summit, Europe’s largest event on energy storage innovation, investment and policy, explores Europe’s challenges such as the growing urgency for market redesign, supply chain constraints, ESG concerns, and technology risk all create uncertainty for energy storage business models and are subsequently holding up project deployment.
Energy Institute – International Energy Week
28 February 2023
Convened by the Energy Institute’s sector experts, International Energy Week…
Chatham House – Energy Transitions Conference 2023
1 March 2023
Join policymakers, business executives and sustainability leaders at Chatham House…
