Counterfactuals to Assess Effects to Species and Systems from Renewable Energy Development
Todd E. Katzner, Taber D. Allison, Jay E. Diffendorfer, Amanda M. Hale, Eric Lantz, Paul Veers
Abstract
Renewable energy production, mostly via wind, solar, and biofuels, is central to goals worldwide to reduce carbon emissions and mitigate anthropogenic climate change (IPCC, 2014; Portner et al., 2021). Nevertheless, adverse impacts to natural systems, especially fatalities of wildlife and alteration of habitat, are key challenges for renewable energy production (Allison et al., 2019; Katzner et al., 2019).
Topics & Concepts
Counterfactual conditionalRenewable energyEnvironmental scienceEconometricsEcologyEconomicsBiologyPsychologyCounterfactual thinkingSocial psychologyForest Management and PolicyOil Palm Production and SustainabilitySpecies Distribution and Climate Change