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This paper outlines the relationships between the energy sector and forests at the local/regional and global levels, and what these linkages mean for the implementation of REDD+. It then highlights a number of possible policy approaches to address the energy sector as a cause of forest degradation (DD), that may be appropriate as part of a REDD+ strategy. It seeks to raise some potential socio-economic impacts of these proposed policies so that these are able to be considered and mitigated in the development of REDD+ strategies, essential to ensuring that REDD+ policies and programs are equitable and are able to achieve desired co-benefits.