Renewable energy contributes substantially to climate change mitigation, but its expansion can have trade-offs with biodiversity. These trade-offs could be reduced by building a strong evidence base, rationalizing the selection of sites and operational characteristics of renewable energy installations, and coordinating concerted policy efforts at the national and international levels.
Keywords: biodiversity conservation; biodiversity mainstreaming; multilateral environmental agreements; policy mismatches; trade-offs.
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