Energy, Governance and Sustainability

Edited by Jordi Jaria-Manzano, Serra Hunter Fellow in Constitutional and Environmental Law, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Catalonia, Spain, Nathalie Chalifour, Associate Professor, University of Ottawa, Canada and Louis J. Kotzé, Research Professor, North-West University, South Africa and Senior Professorial Fellow in Earth System Law, University of Lincoln, UK

'The book brings together scholars from all over the world to address issues of energy governance and sustainability. It provides a unique insight into the nexus between theory, human rights constitutionalism, environmental justice and the practical application of energy policy and legislation ranging from energy supply, renewable energy, energy markets and financing to hydraulic fracturing and energy efficiency. The book brings perspectives from the developed and developing world and proposes recommendations on how the energy crisis can be addressed from a legal perspective. Although the book is written from a legal perspective, scholars and practitioners from other disciplines will also find the book insightful.'--Willemien Du Plessis, North-West University, South Africa'The IUCN Academy of Environmental Law has forged a global reputation as one of the leading forums for environmental law scholarship, as exemplified by this important new volume on energy governance. Professors Jaria i Manzano, Chalifour and Kotze have masterfully crafted an internationally diverse and thought-provoking account of the state of energy law and its future reform. For anyone concerned about addressing climate change, this book should be essential reading.' --Benjamin J. Richardson, University of Tasmania, Australia'Energy governance is a problem worldwide. Identification of causes, options and solutions are therefore very welcome. This book does this. It sketches the essential foundations for a sustainable energy governance, illustrated by different experiences and identifying governance gaps which have to be tackled. A job well done by the team of Jaria i Manzano, Chalifour and Kotze.'--Kurt Deketelaere, KU Leuven and Secretary-General, LER

• Contents:1. Energy Governance — A Key Challenge in the Era of GlobalizationJordi Jaria i Manzano, Nathalie J. Chalifour and Louis J. KotzéPART I FOUNDATIONS2. Germany’s ‘Energiewende’: What Can Environmental Law Scholarship Learn From it? Klaus Bosselmann3. Ten Good Practices in Environmental Constitutionalism that can Contribute to Sustainable Shale Gas DevelopmentJames R. May and Erin Daly4. Human Rights versus Human Needs: Debating the Language for Universal Access to Modern Energy ServicesManuel Peter Samonte Solis5. Using Social Science Perspectives on Risk to Implement an Environmental Justice Analysis Elodie Le Gal6. Scaling Up Local Solutions: Creating an Enabling Legal Environment for the Deployment of Community-Based Renewable MicrogridsJessica Wentz and Chiara Pappalardo7. Innovative Financing for Renewable EnergyRichard L. Ottinger and John BowiePART II EXPERIENCES8. Energy and Smart Cities — Perspectives from a City-State, Singapore Lye Lin-Heng and Melissa Low9. Judicial Perspectives on Renewable Energy and Climate Change GovernanceTrevor Daya-Winterbottom10. A Reflection on Some Legal Aspects of Decision Control in the Energy Transition Process: A Comparison of France and GermanyAnaïs Guerry11. Learning from Europe: Some Ideas for the Energy Improvement of the US Existing Building Stock Teresa Parejo-Navajas12. Sustainable Sewage Melissa K. ScanlanPART III GOVERNANCE GAPS13. Environmentally Displaced Persons in the Niger Delta: Challenges and ProspectsEloamaka Carol Okonkwo14. Agriculture, Energy and Development: An Uneasy Relationship Cristiane DeraniIndex