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Fact Sheet 3 - Climate Change and the Environment

This fact sheet has been compiled to answer questions about climate change and other environmental effects, and the inter-relationship between these items and the wind industry. It seeks to answer questions such as;

- What is the Greenhouse Effect and how is it related to Climate Change?
- How much Carbon Dioxide is released by the electricity generation sector?
- Why are renewable energy sources, like wind power, important?
- Are there other benefits associated with the use of wind energy?
- Can wind farms really reduce the use of fossil fuels?
- What is the impact on the local environment?
- What is the impact on wildlife?
- What is the impact on birds?
- What are the long term impacts?
- How much land do wind farms require?

This Fact Sheet is available in low and high, resolution versions.

Fact Sheet 3 - Climate Change and the Environment. Low Resolution ( 280kB)
Fact Sheet 3 - Climate Change and the Environment. High Resolution ( 6.6MB)

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