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DOI	10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112525
	In search of wind farm sustainability on the Yucatan coast: Deficiencies and public perception of Environmental Impact Assessment in Mexico
	Zárate-Toledo E.; Wood P.; Patiño R.
发表日期	2021
ISSN	0301-4215
卷号	158
英文摘要	Through the analysis of the corresponding Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for five wind projects set up on the Yucatan coast, in Mexico, this work seeks to draw attention to the environmental controversies that these projects generate. To carry out our analysis, we resorted to three sources of information that are part of the EIA process: (i) the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), presented by private companies, for these wind farms; (ii) observations and criticisms of the EIS, presented by the civil society during the public process to which the EIS is submitted; and (iii) the rulings emitted by the federal environmental authorities. This documentation was complemented by participation in a number of forums and some interviews. Based on this analysis, we defined a series of deficiencies in the EIA process. Accordingly, we can affirm that in Mexico, as in other countries, there is no wind energy plan capable of reconciling energy objectives with nature conservation. Renewable energy projects in Mexico have been designed solely based on the distribution of wind or solar resources, completely ignoring environmental or social issues. In this regard, a sustainable energy transition requires strengthening the environmental management capabilities of governments, and the application of mechanisms that will allow the integration of environmental variables in the early stages of decision making, using instruments such as the Strategic Environmental Assessment. © 2021 Elsevier Ltd
英文关键词	Environmental controversies; Environmental impact assessment; Environmental policies; Public participation; Renewable energy; Wind farms
语种	英语
scopus关键词	Conservation; Decision making; Electric utilities; Energy policy; Environmental impact; Environmental impact assessments; Environmental management; Sustainable development; Environmental controversy; Environmental impact assessment process; Environmental Impact Statement; Environmental policy; Impact assessments; Me-xico; Public participation; Renewable energies; Wind farm; Yucatan; Wind power; alternative energy; environmental impact assessment; environmental management; local participation; nature conservation; perception; sustainability; wind farm; wind power; Mexico [North America]; Yucatan
来源期刊	Energy Policy
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/256562
作者单位	ENES-Mérida, UNAMYucatan, Mexico; Independent Environmental ConsultantYucatan, Mexico; Cinvestav – Unidad MéridaYucatan, Mexico
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Zárate-Toledo E.,Wood P.,Patiño R.. In search of wind farm sustainability on the Yucatan coast: Deficiencies and public perception of Environmental Impact Assessment in Mexico[J],2021,158.
APA	Zárate-Toledo E.,Wood P.,&Patiño R..(2021).In search of wind farm sustainability on the Yucatan coast: Deficiencies and public perception of Environmental Impact Assessment in Mexico.Energy Policy,158.
MLA	Zárate-Toledo E.,et al."In search of wind farm sustainability on the Yucatan coast: Deficiencies and public perception of Environmental Impact Assessment in Mexico".Energy Policy 158(2021).