Peers from the UK House of Lords will explore the current state of the North Sea’s ecology and what risks it faces from new offshore wind projects on 17 March.
The House of Lords EU Environment Sub-Committee will ask experts about potential ecological impacts of offshore wind development in the North Sea and what more the Government could do to minimise them.
The sub-committee will hear from Helen Quayle, policy officer for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Melanie Austen, a professor of ocean and society, from the University of Plymouth and Trudi Wakelin, director of licensing, marine planning and blue belt, Marine Management Organisation.
Areas for discussion will include how well the ecological impacts of offshore wind are understood, the availability and use of technological mitigations, international cooperation as well as relevant policy and delivery frameworks and how these could be improved.
The evidence session will be live on Parliament TV.
The EU Environment Sub-Committee is chaired by Lord Teverson and examines a range of EU policies.