This timely collection of essays examines the legal and regulatory dynamics of energy transitions in the context of emerging trends towards decarbonisation and low-carbon energy solutions. The book explores this topic by considering the applicable energy law and policy frameworks in both:
(i) highly industrialised and major economies such as the US, EU, China and Australia;
(ii) resource-rich developing countries such as Nigeria and regions like Southern Africa.
Comprising 16 chapters, the book delves into the tradeoffs and regulatory complexities of carbon-constraints in conventional energy supply systems, while maintaining a reliable and secure energy system that is equally sustainable (ie decarbonised). It highlights the importance of ensuring affordable access to energy services in developing economies as the energy transitions unfold and explores the potentials of emerging technologies such as hydrogen networks, power-to-gas and Carbon Capture and Storage. Additionally, the book also considers the international investment law implications of energy decarbonisation.
Focusing on the nexus between law, regulation and institutions, it adopts a contextual approach to examine how and to what extent institutions can effectively facilitate more reliable, sustainable and secure energy supply systems in the twenty-first century. This book portrays the conventional hydrocarbon-based energy supply industry in a largely international and interconnected context. It highlights the costs, benefits and losses that may arise as the transition towards decarbonisation unfolds depending on the pathways and solutions adopted.
With chapters written by leading experts in energy law and policy, the reader-friendly style and engaging discussions will benefit an international audience of policymakers, academics, students and advisers looking for a more incisive understanding of the issues involved in energy transitions and the decarbonisation of energy systems.
Tade Oyewunmi is Assistant Professor of Law and Senior Energy Research Fellow at Institute for Energy and the Environment (IEE), Vermont Law School. Tade teaches Energy Law and Policy in a Carbon-Constrained World and leads a research team of students in the IEE on a variety of research topics.
Peter D Cameron is Chair of Energy and Climate Law at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London, UK. He is a barrister (England & Wales), and regularly sits as an arbitrator and expert. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Penelope Crossley is Associate Professor of Energy and Resources Law at the University of Sydney Law School, Australia.
Pieter Bekker holds the Chair in International Law at the Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy at the University of Dundee and a Partner and Head of Investment Arbitration at CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP. He is Founding Director of the Dundee Ocean and Lake Frontiers Institute and Neutrals (DOLFIN) for research on law and science in determining maritime boundaries. Professor Bekker previously taught as a Lecturer-in-Law at Columbia Law School. He obtained basic and doctoral law degrees in Dutch and International Law from Leiden University and a Masters degree from Harvard Law School. A national of the Netherlands, he served as a staff lawyer in the Registry of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). He is an active member of the New York Bar and has served as counsel and advocate in cases before the ICJ, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea and arbitral tribunals charged with adjudicating investor-State disputes. Pieter is the author/editor of four books and over 100 articles on international law.
Frédéric Gilles Sourgens is Professor of Law and Director of the Oil and Gas Law Center at Washburn University School of Law, USA.
