IEA Wind Task 28 on Social Acceptance of Wind Energy Projects engages in collection and dissemination of the current knowledge on how to increase acceptance of wind energy projects with the aim of facilitating implementation of wind energy and subsequently, meeting climate targets. The working group is currently preparing its first outcome, the State-of-the-Art Report. This paper presents some results from the interdisciplinary and cross-country discussions. Amongst them are: There is knowledge available on many issues connected to social acceptance of wind energy, but exchange between various disciplines and dissemination could be enhanced, for example translating the results from social science research into the language of planners, developers and engineers and support for implementation in the institutions and authorities involved. Wind power has impacts on the landscapes and the people living around them. As there are serious concerns involved and values at stake, the affected people should get a voice in the planning, decisions making and even ownership to make their inputs heard. Opposition should not just be discarded as bad or wrong - there are rightful arguments. Constructive inputs have the potential to improve a project to everyone's benefit. Every wind power project is unique - there is no "one-size-fits-all" solution. Planners, developers and investors have to know how to deal with the specific situation and how to create a balance of interests.
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