Handbook of Energy Law in the Low-Carbon Transition

The transition to low-carbon energy is ongoing everywhere. This Handbook, written by a group of senior and junior scholars from six continents and nineteen countries, explores the diverse legal pathways of decarbonisation in the energy sector. A composite picture emerges from these accounts. There are many roadblocks, but also much legal innovation. The volume distils the legal knowledge that should help move forward the transition. Questions addressed include the differences between the decarbonisation strategies of developed and developing countries, the pace of the transition, the management of multi-level energy governance systems, the benefits and drawbacks of different policy instruments, the planning of low-carbon energy infrastructure, and the roles and meanings of energy justice. The Handbook can support the research and teaching of legal scholars aiming to compare decarbonisation pathways in several jurisdictions. Non-legal scholars can find information relevant to transition theories and decarbonisation scenarios. Policymakers can discover contextual factors that should be included within decisionmaking to support the transition. - Discussion of concepts and methods relevant to the transformation of energy law - Broad geographic coverage of the legal dimensions of the low-carbon energy transition - Interdisciplinary dialogue among law, climate sciences, and social sciences