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Zusatztext This welcome volume makes a wide-ranging and interesting contribution to scholarly endeavours in the field of Energy Law! with particular reference to the challenges of developing the energy system beyond its current heavy reliance upon (hydro)carbon fuels and the role that the law can play in facilitating (as well as hindering) this transition...further work from the various authors in this field is eagerly awaited Informationen zum Autor Catherine Redgwell is Professor of International Law and Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Laws at University College London. Don Zillman is Godfrey Professor of Law at the University of Maine at Fort Kent. Professor Yinka Omorogbe is Head of the Department of Public and International Law at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Lila K. Barrera-Hernández is Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Calgary, Canada. Klappentext The present energy economy, with its heavy dependence on fossil fuels, is not sustainable over the medium to long term for many interconnected reasons. Climate change is now recognized as posing a serious threat. Energy and resource decisions involving the carbon fuels therefore play a large role in this threat. Fossil fuel reserves may also be running short and many of the major reserves are in politically unstable parts of the world. Yet citizens in nations with rapidly developing economies aspire to the benefits of the modern energy economy. China and India alone have 2.4 billion potential customers for cars, industries, and electrical services. Even so, more than half of the world's citizens still lack access to energy. Decisions involving fossil fuels are therefore a significant part of the development equation. This volume explains how the law can impede or advance the shift to a world energy picture significantly different from that which exists today. It first examines the factors that create the problems of the present carbon economy, including environmental concerns and development goals. It then provides international and regional legal perspectives, examining public international law, regional legal structures, the responses of international legal bodies, and the role of major international nongovernmental actors. The book then moves on to explore sectoral perspectives including the variety of renewable energy sources, new carbon fuels, nuclear power, demand controls, and energy efficiency. Finally, the authors examine how particular States are, could, or should, be adapting legally to the challenges of moving beyond the carbon economy. Zusammenfassung The present energy economy, with its heavy dependence on fossil fuels, is not sustainable over the medium to long term for many interconnected reasons. Climate change is now recognized as posing a serious threat. Energy and resource decisions involving the carbon fuels therefore play a large role in this threat. Fossil fuel reserves may also be running short and many of the major reserves are in politically unstable parts of the world. Yet citizens in nations with rapidly developing economies aspire to the benefits of the modern energy economy. China and India alone have 2.4 billion potential customers for cars, industries, and electrical services. Even so, more than half of the world's citizens still lack access to energy. Decisions involving fossil fuels are therefore a significant part of the development equation. This volume explains how the law can impede or advance the shift to a world energy picture significantly different from that which exists today. It first examines the factors that create the problems of the present carbon economy, including environmental concerns and development goals. It then provides international and regional legal perspectives, examining public international law, regional legal structures, the responses of international legal bodies, and ...
List of contents
- Part 1: Scoping and Overview
- 1: Donald N. Zillman, Catherine Redgwell, Yinka Omorogbe, and Lila K. Barrera-Hernández: Introduction
- 2: George (Rock) Pring, Alexandra Susan Haas, and Benton Tyler Drinkwine: The Impact on Health, Environment, and Sustainable Development: The TAANSAAFL Problem
- 3: Yinka Omorogbe: Promoting Sustainable Development through the Use of Renewable Energy: The Role of the Law
- 4: Barry Barton: The Law of Energy Efficiency
- Part 2: International and Regional Perspectives
- 5: Catherine Redgwell: International Legal Responses to the Challenge of a Lower-Carbon Future: Climate Change, Carbon Capture and Storage, and Biofuels
- 6: Adrian J. Bradbrook: The Development of Renewable Energy Technologies and Energy Efficiency Measures through Public International Law
- 7: Lila Barrera-Hernández: Are We There Yet? The Long Road to South America's Energy Future
- 8: Fui S. Tsikata, Abeeku Brew-Hammond, and Y. B. Osafo: Increasing Access to Clean Energy in Africa: Challenges and Initiatives
- Part 3: Sectoral Perspectives and Technology-Based Approaches
- 9: Richard Ottinger with Lily Mathews and Nadia Elizabeth Czachor: Renewable Energy in National Legislation: Challenges and Opportunities
- 10: Catherine Banet: The Use of Market-Based Instruments in the Transition from a Carbon-Based Economy
- 11: Alistair R. Lucas, Chidinma B. Thompson, and Olurotimi Williams Daudu: Heavy Duty Transition Fuels: Oil Sands and Heavy Oil
- 12: Iñigo del Guayo: Biofuels: EU Law and Policy
- 13: Aileen McHarg and Anita Rÿnne: Reducing Carbon Emissions in Electricity Generation: Is the Answer Blowing in the Wind?
- 1415: Donald N. ZillmanNigel Bankes and Martha Roggenkamp: The Role of Law in the Future of Nuclear PowerLegal Aspects of Carbon Capture and Storage
- Part 4: National Perspectives
- 16: Wang Mingyuan: China's Plight in Moving Towards a Low Carbon Future: Analysis from the Perspective of Energy Law
- 17: Yanko Marcius de Alencar Xavier: Energy for the Future: Brazilian Law and Policy
- 18: Lavanya Rajamani: The Indian Way: Exploring the Synergies Between Development, Energy and Climate Goals
- 19: JosÃ(c) Juan González: The Future of an Economy Based on Oil Exploitation: The Mexican Case
- 20: Lee Godden: Law in the Schism: Its Role in Moving Beyond the Carbon Economy in Australia
- 21: Kazuhiro Nakatani: In Search of the Optimum Energy Mix: Japanese Laws Promoting Non-Fossil-Fuel Energy
- 22: Irina Krasnova: Energy Resources Management in Russia: Policy and Law
- 23: John W. Gulliver and Keith A. Wheeler: Diversified Leadership for Moving Beyond the Carbon Economy in the United States
- Part 5: Pulling the Threads Together: An Overview of the Challenges for Law of Moving Beyond a Carbon Economy
- 24: Donald N. Zillman, Catherine Redgwell, Yinka O. Omorogbe, and Lila Barrera-Hernández: Overview and Conclusions
About the author
Catherine Redgwell is Professor of International Law and Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Laws at University College London.
Don Zillman is Godfrey Professor of Law at the University of Maine at Fort Kent.
Professor Yinka Omorogbe is Head of the Department of Public and International Law at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
Lila K. Barrera-Hernández is Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Calgary, Canada.
