C3 – Power system environmental performance

Mission

To enable and promote the advancement of engineering and the international exchange of information and knowledge in the field of the impact of the power system on the environment. Through the synthesis of contemporary practice and the development of recommendations, to add new value to the existing body of knowledge in this field.

Scope

The scope of Study Committee C3 covers the identification, assessment, and management of the interaction between natural and social environments and the power system as a whole, recognising the importance and impact of a wide range of stakeholders and communities. Recommendations for appropriate monitoring, management, and control measures in areas such as greenhouse gases, air, soil, and water pollution, electromagnetic fields, noise, visual impact, land use, and consequences for flora and fauna.

Within this framework, additional specific areas are:

• The impact of the development and operation of the power system on the environment, sustainable economic development, risk assessment and the economics of impact mitigation, the efficiency of the power system and the environment.
• The involvement of stakeholders in communication, effective cooperation with public and regulatory bodies, public acceptance of power system infrastructure.
• Tools and measures for quantifying, controlling, and mitigating environmental impact, such as life cycle assessment, environmental product declarations, global assessment, etc.
• Global environmental changes relevant to the power system, awareness of the activities of global organisations in the field of environmental protection, and the establishment of appropriate collaborations and joint action.