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Balancing Environmental Protection with Offshore Wind and Petroleum Development: Two Peas in a Pod?
Wifa, E. Shapovalova, D.
Wifa, E.
Shapovalova, D.
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2025-05-01
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The North Sea has been referred to as the energy crown jewel of the United Kingdom, with significant oil and gas and vast offshore wind potential increasingly gained momentum in the wake of the energy transition. As a result of the constant quest for conventional and low-carbon energy technologies to meet energy security objectives, it has become imperative to critically evaluate the environmental implications of these developments and the role of law in assessing and mitigating them. With a focus on the environmental regime for both offshore wind and oil and gas in the UK, the chapter reveals the fragmented nature of the regime as well as the inherent limitations of both international and national legislation, particularly in relation to environmental uncertainties. It examines planning, licensing, and environmental assessment regulation for both petroleum and wind exposing cumulative impacts as well as revealing the synergies and tensions with the climate change legislation.
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Wifa E, Shapovalova D and Obani P (2025) Balancing Environmental Protection with Offshore Wind and Petroleum Development: Two Peas in a Pod? In: Taylor M, Anchustegui IH, Pereira EG et al (Eds) Offshore Energy Law: Challenges and Opportunities for Renewables and Hydrocarbons. Edinburgh : Hart Publishing.
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