Green Cities, Governance and the Law

Green Cities, Governance and the Law

Author: Andrés Boix Palop

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2024-08-30

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 1040123198

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This book focusses on the developing role that the city currently plays in dealing with the effects of climate change and the instruments that can be utilised to make them truly green. Cities are at the centre of European directives aimed at tackling climate change, representing a key part of the European Green Deal and the National Recovery and Resilience Plans. As such, they provide valuable case studies for other countries grappling with how to address sustainability issues. This book is divided into three parts, with the first analysing Green urban planning and local governments in the European framework. The second examines various thematic aspects relating to this intersection, looking at the National Recovery and Resilience Plans, the right of the city and environmental issues. The third and final part presents case studies from four European cities showing how they are facing this transformation. These include Bologna, Paris, Barcelona and Valencia, each chosen by the Mission climate-neutral and smart cities by 2030. Bringing together leading experts, some of whom have been directly involved in developments, the book presents invaluable comparisons that will be of interest to a wider international readership. The book will be of interest to academics, researchers and policymakers working in the areas of Public Law, Environmental Law, Urban Law and Governance.


Energy Law, Climate Change and the Environment

Energy Law, Climate Change and the Environment

Author: Martha M. Roggenkamp

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2021-05-21

Total Pages: 865

ISBN-13: 1788119681

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This comprehensive volume of the Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Law provides an overview of the major elements of energy law from a global perspective. Based on an in-depth analysis of the energy chain, it offers insight into the impacts of climate change and environmental issues on energy law and the energy sector. This timely reference work highlights the need for modern energy law to consider environmental impacts and promote the use of clean energy sources, whilst also safeguarding a reliable and affordable energy supply.


Energy Law in Mexico

Energy Law in Mexico

Author: Jose Juan Gonzalez

Publisher: Kluwer Law International B.V.

Published: 2022-01-21

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 9403540834

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Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this book provides a systematic approach to legislation and legal practice concerning energy resources and production in Mexico. The book describes the administrative organization, regulatory framework, and relevant case law pertaining to the development, application, and use of such forms of energy as electricity, gas, petroleum, and coal, with attention as needed to the pervasive legal effects of competition law, environmental law, and tax law. A general introduction covers the geography of energy resources, sources and basic principles of energy law, and the relevant governmental institutions. Then follows a detailed description of specific legislation and regulation affecting such factors as documentation, undertakings, facilities, storage, pricing, procurement and sales, transportation, transmission, distribution, and supply of each form of energy. Case law, intergovernmental cooperation agreements, and interactions with environmental, tax, and competition law are explained. Its succinct yet scholarly nature, as well as the practical quality of the information it provides, make this book a valuable resource for energy sector policymakers and energy firm counsel handling cases affecting Mexico. It will also be welcomed by researchers and academics for its contribution to the study of a complex field that today stands at the foreground of comparative law.


Critical Issues in Environmental Taxation

Critical Issues in Environmental Taxation

Author: Claudia Dias Soares

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2010-10-07

Total Pages: 798

ISBN-13: 0199597308

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"Preliminary drafts of the articles were previously presented at the Third Annual Global Conference on Environmental Taxation : Issues, Experience, and Potential which was held on April 12-13, 2002 in Woodstock, Vermont, U.S.A."--Preface, p. vii, v. 1.


Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development from Rio to Rio+20

Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development from Rio to Rio+20

Author: Malgosia Fitzmaurice

Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers

Published: 2015-01-08

Total Pages: 428

ISBN-13: 9004282912

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The Challenges of Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development from Rio to Rio+20 and Beyond is an innovative and original book which addresses in an analytical and critical way the issues raised by Rio+20. Its content offers a wealth of information from world leading experts in the fields of international law, international environmental law and international health law. The book provides a unique insight in issues which are at the core of the contemporary management of social, environmental and economic questions and thus represents a very important contribution to our further understanding of the concept of sustainable development. It is aimed at a global audience and at anybody interested in the future of our Planet and the fate of future generations. Contributors are: Pia Acconci, Estelle Brosset, Francesco Buonomenna, Lucien Chabason, Carina Costa de Oliveira, Angela Di Stasi, Jérôme Dubois, Malgosia Fitzmaurice, Leonardus Gerber, Elizabeth Hodson de Jaramillo, Sophie Lavallée, Antonio Leandro, Sandrine Maljean-Dubois, Panos Merkouris, Claudia Napoli, Stefania Negri, Anna Oriolo, Rossana Palladino, Teresa Russo, Ingrid Schuler, Francesco Sindico, José Manuel Sobrino Heredia, Hélène Tigroudja, Valentina Vadi, Anna Vigorito


From Fossil Fuels to Low Carbon Energy Transition

From Fossil Fuels to Low Carbon Energy Transition

Author: Geoffrey Wood

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2022-08-23

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 3031002997

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Focusing on five key themes - hydrocarbons, electricity, mining, social license to operate, and arbitration/dispute resolution- via in-depth country and regional case studies, this book seeks to capture the contrasting and sometimes conflicting trends in energy governance in Latin America as it wrestles with a dependence on fossil fuels whilst shifting toward a low carbon future. Energy transition continues to sit at the centre of the Latin American policy debate as the world continues to push for carbon neutrality by 2050. Latin America is undergoing a renewable energy transition, with substantial reserves (solar, wind, hydro, geothermal) and many countries in the region setting ambitious renewable energy policies, laws, and regulations to address climate change. However, recent initiatives to promote renewables must be placed in context. Historically, Latin America has developed and improved its economic and social standards due primarily to an economy based on the extractive industries and fossil fuels. This places renewables at the crossroads of multiple drivers, as the region seek to ensure security of supply, attract investment, and facilitate a low carbon energy transition.