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Aligning renewable energy expansion with climate-driven range shifts

March 8, 2024

Fossil fuel dependence can be reduced, in part, by renewable energy expansion. Increasingly, renewable energy siting seeks to avoid significant impacts on biodiversity but rarely considers how species ranges will shift under climate change. Here we undertake a systematic literature review on the topic and overlay future renewable energy siting maps with the ranges of two threatened species under future climate scenarios to highlight this potential conflict.

Publication Year 2024
Title Aligning renewable energy expansion with climate-driven range shifts
DOI 10.1038/s41558-024-01941-3
Authors Uzma Ashraf, Toni Lyn Morelli, Adam B Smith, Rebecca Hernandez
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Nature Climate Change
Index ID 70252076
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center
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