Renewable energy is a promising alternative to fossil fuel-based energy, but its
development can require a complex set of environmental tradeoffs. A recent increase in …

Global energy demands and environmental concerns are a driving force for use of
alternative, sustainable and clean energy sources. Solar and wind are among the most …

Decisions determining the use of land for energy are of exigent concern as land scarcity, the
need for ecosystem services, and demands for energy generation have concomitantly …

Climate connectivity, the ability of a landscape to promote or hinder the movement of
organisms in response to a changing climate, is contingent on multiple factors including the …

As utility-scale solar energy (USSE) systems increase in size and numbers globally, there is
a growing interest in understanding environmental interactions between solar energy …

Abstract Western North America's grasslands have undergone a rapid expansion of
conventional oil and natural gas development, the effects of which are largely unknown for …

The global energy system has a relatively small land footprint at present, comprising just
0.4% of ice-free land. This pales in comparison to agricultural land use–30–38% of ice-free …

Global efforts to protect biodiversity have fallen short and global threats, including energy
development, are prevalent. Assessing impacts of energy development helps determine if …

The expansion of wind power poses distinct and varied geographic challenges to a
sustainable energy transition. However, current knowledge of its land use impacts and …

While wind power is a low-carbon renewable energy technology with relatively little land
footprint, the necessary infrastructure expansion still has land-related environmental …