As China anticipates massive new RE installed capacity to meet its climate targets, more conflicts like this one (t.ly/l5M8) might occur unless more efforts are to made on synergizing policies on energy, climate, environment, biodiversity, and financial incentives.
(so, what happened?) A wind power plant installed in a wetland protection zone was flagged by CEIT in April 2020. The provincial government followed up, ordering to tear down the wind turbines (17*2MW) and a booster station before mid-May and complete ecological recovery by July.
The wind farm consists of a total of 24 turbines, 17 of which locates in a protection zone under the "ecological redline". It is later proven that this power plant was installed prior to receiving a land-use permit. However, the EIA was approved OK before the "redline" was drawn.
The event triggered a debate within policy observers: can a later-made policy (drawing an ecological redline) overthrow and overwrite previously approved projects?
Note: The Environmental Impact Assessment was approved in 2012, 3 years before the protection zone is established.
Note: The Environmental Impact Assessment was approved in 2012, 3 years before the protection zone is established.
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