The purpose of this study is to suggest a way for linking Energy, Land, and Environmental Plans and improving related policies for the supply of renewable energy needed at the national level to respond to the climate crisis and RE100.
There are various sources of renewable energy, but to date, onshore wind power and onshore solar power are the representative renewable energy facilities in Korea, and they account for most of the opposition and environmental conflicts. However, social conflicts caused by onshore wind power and onshore solar power facilities mainly appear as civil complaints or protests by local residents, and there are almost no institutional response measures to resolve them systematically. Local resident opposition is mainly resolved through subsidies provided to residents by renewable energy business operators. In order to enhance residents’ acceptance and environmental compatibility of renewable energy facilities, a planned location system led by local governments should be introduced, but a practical planned location system has not yet been implemented. In order to introduce a local government-led renewable energy planning and location system, it is necessary to improve the planning system so that the Energy, Land, and Environmental plans are linked to the stages of setting renewable energy facility supply targets and granting power generation permits. Furthermore, these plans must align with the spatial and environmental plans of the local government.
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