Strategic Compensation Policy for Offshore Wind in Scotland.
The Strategic Compensation Policy for Offshore Wind sets out Scotland’s proposed policy for Habitats Regulations reform for offshore wind.Enabled by the UK Energy Act 2023, the policy proposes to amend the Habitats Regulations for offshore wind to enable a more flexible and pragmatic approach to environmental compensation. The proposals aim to provide new opportunities for investment to conserve Scotland’s marine environment by enabling a more flexible approach to the requirements for compensation and unlock barriers to offshore wind deployment in Scotland and the climate and economic benefits offshore wind brings.
These proposals form part of UK-wide reforms, to ensure a strategic and coordinated approach in the way compensation is provided for offshore wind across Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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