Overview

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.

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Author:   Don Zillman (, President of the University of Maine at Presque Isle and Edward Godfrey Professor of Law, University of Maine at Fort Kent) ,  Catherine Redgwell (, Professor of International Law and Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Laws, University College London) ,  Yinka Omorogbe (, Head of the Department of Public and International Law, University of Ibadan, Nigeria) ,  Lila K. Barrera-Hernández (, Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Calgary, Canada)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.40cm , Height: 3.70cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   1.046kg
ISBN:  

9780199532698

ISBN 10:   0199532699
Pages:   584
Publication Date:   06 March 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table 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 Rønne: Reducing Carbon Emissions in Electricity Generation: Is the Answer Blowing in the Wind? 14: Donald N. Zillman: The Role of Law in the Future of Nuclear Power 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: José 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

Reviews

This reviewer can recommend this book without reservations to students, academics and policy makers alike. Javier de Cendra de Larragan, Carbon and Climate Law Review, 2009 There is much to be admired in this volume. Few edited collections are willing, much less able, to bring together contributors from around the world (inter alia China, Africa, South America, Mexico, USA and Australia)...the book's excellent parts are such that the volume will deserve to be on library shelves and specialists' desks. Navraj Singh Ghaleigh, Journal of Environmental Law 21:3, 2009 Arguably there are few issues as pertinent, complex and cross-cutting as the current global energy situation. there are too few books around which analyse these globally significant issues in any depth. [This] is a balanced, honest appraisal of many of the key challenges and issues...Importantly, it neither provides just a green gloss...nor does it hide the reality that the vast majority of the world need energy and carbon-sources will continue to be one of the easiest means by which that can be provided...If you are prepared to engage with the broader debate and openly accept that one size doesn't fit all - as the book argues - this is an edited collection that is well worth keeping in mind. Duncan French, University of Sheffield; Environmental Liability 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 Angus Johnston, University of Cambridge, Web Journal of Current Issues

No summary can convey the richness of detail and analysis that this book brings; moreover, the book is well organized, with good theoretical chapters and insightful national contributions...This reviewer can recommend this book without reservations to students, academics and policy makers alike. Javier de Cendra de Larragan, Carbon and Climate Law Review, 2009 There is much to be admired in this volume. Few edited collections are willing, much less able, to bring together contributors from around the world (inter alia China, Africa, South America, Mexico, USA and Australia)...the book's excellent parts are such that the volume will deserve to be on library shelves and specialists' desks. Navraj Singh Ghaleigh, Journal of Environmental Law 21:3, 2009 Arguably there are few issues as pertinent, complex and cross-cutting as the current global energy situation. there are too few books around which analyse these globally significant issues in any depth. [This] is a balanced, honest appraisal of many of the key challenges and issues...Importantly, it neither provides just a green gloss...nor does it hide the reality that the vast majority of the world need energy and carbon-sources will continue to be one of the easiest means by which that can be provided...If you are prepared to engage with the broader debate and openly accept that one size doesn't fit all - as the book argues - this is an edited collection that is well worth keeping in mind. Duncan French, University of Sheffield; Environmental Liability 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 Angus Johnston, University of Cambridge, Web Journal of Current Issues

` This reviewer can recommend this book without reservations to students, academics and policy makers alike.' Javier de Cendra de Larragan, Carbon and Climate Law Review, 2009 `There is much to be admired in this volume. Few edited collections are willing, much less able, to bring together contributors from around the world (inter alia China, Africa, South America, Mexico, USA and Australia)...the book's excellent parts are such that the volume will deserve to be on library shelves and specialists' desks.' Navraj Singh Ghaleigh, Journal of Environmental Law 21:3, 2009 `Arguably there are few issues as pertinent, complex and cross-cutting as the current global energy situation.. there are too few books around which analyse these globally significant issues in any depth. [This] is a balanced, honest appraisal of many of the key challenges and issues...Importantly, it neither provides just a green gloss...nor does it hide the reality that the vast majority of the world need energy and carbon-sources will continue to be one of the easiest means by which that can be provided...If you are prepared to engage with the broader debate and openly accept that one size doesn't fit all - as the book argues - this is an edited collection that is well worth keeping in mind. ' Duncan French, University of Sheffield; Environmental Liability `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' Angus Johnston, University of Cambridge, Web Journal of Current Issues

Author Information

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.

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