20.500.12556/DiRROS-21807 Planning for renewable energy without conflict the potential of using sensitivity mapping as a decision-support tool Expanding the use of renewable energy is a policy imperative, but it must proceed without compromising other vital objectives – such as biodiversity conservation, water management, cultural heritage, and public health – while also actively involving the public. This study emphasises sensitivity mapping as a decision-support tool for integrating diverse political and societal concerns into renewable energy planning. Unlike prior studies, which focused solely on methodological applications, we highlight the utility of sensitivity mapping as a policy-making instrument. Using Slovenia as a case study, we present an example of comprehensive sensitivity mapping at a national scale involving several protection regimes. The findings demonstrate how sensitivity mapping can identify a greater-than-expected potential for conflict-free renewable energy development. However, the study also exposes that there are limits to expanding renewable energy without encroaching on protection regimes, and raises questions about the feasibility of achieving climate neutrality by 2050 at a country-wide level. As sensitivity mapping gains traction across the EU, we underline its potential to enable anticipatory, integrative, and inclusive planning. We also highlight its role in recognising the limits and trade-offs of energy planning, reinforcing the shift of renewable energy expansion from solely a political decision to one grounded in a broader societal consensus. energy transition renewable energy planning renewbles acceleration areas biodiversity conservation public participation stakeholder engagement energetski prehod načrtovanje obnovljivih virov energije območja pospeševanja obnovljivih virov energije ohranjanje biotske razvnovrstnosti sodelovanje javnosti sodelovanje deležnikov true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik © 2025 The Author(s) Neznano 2025-04-01 10:23:21 2025-04-01 10:23:21 2025-10-24 03:49:53 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 str. 1-19 no. Vol. 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2025-01-01 32 1522-7200 10.1080/1523908X.2025.2481596 230702595 25_04_01_101_Penca_230702595.pdf 25_04_01_101_Penca_230702595.pdf 1 E0F0163702BF0217D7E470D7E42783DD e4ac5b375cda9901b5111354163e9b28e3c76f5ef2ae4ac3e1c3ea5014f4aeff b7684112-0ed2-11f0-963a-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=31434 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1523908X.2025.2481596?scroll=top&needAccess=true 1 93a26dd1-0ed2-11f0-963a-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=31433 Znanstveno-raziskovalno središče Koper / Centro di Ricerche Scientifiche Capodistria 0 0 0