Energy justice and energy law / edited by Iñigo del Guayo, Lee Godden, Donald D. Zillman, Milton Fernando Montoya, and José Juan González

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Copyright Page.. Preface: In Memoriam Anita Rønne.. List of Contributors.. List of Abbreviations.. Part I. Introductionc.. 1. Introduction.. Part II. Conceptual and International Law Context.. 2. Energy justice: understanding the "ethical turn" in energy law and policy.. 3. Energy poverty and energy access: a legal analysis.. 4. And just for all? Energy justice in international law.. Part III. Procedural Justice, Community Participation, and Restorative Justice.. 5. Community energy and a just energy transition: what we know, and what we still need to find out.. 6. Electricity network tariffs regulation and distributive energy justice: balancing the need for new investments and a fair energy transition.. 7. Collaborating with underserved communities to contribute to decarbonization in the U.S. .. 8. Energy justice along the "New Silk Road": balancing investors' and consumers' rights in Central Asia.. Part IV. Consumers at the Frontline of a New Energy Justice.. 9. State protection of energy consumers: between human rights and private sector regulation.. 10. Energy market reforms in the EU: a new focus on energy poverty and energy (in)justice.. 11. Energy justice and energy transition in Australia: from remote access to consumer protection.. Part V. Access to Energy, Poverty, and Distributive Justice.. 12. Justice and the design of climate change legislation: avoiding regressive measures.. 13. Meanings of energy poverty in the South American context: a regional overview.. 14. The challenges of rural electrification in Canada, Al Lucas.. 15. Energy poverty in the Middle East and North African (MENA) region: divergent tales and future prospects.. Part VI. Energy at the Centre of Social (or Recognition) Justice.. 16. Trump's America and its impact on energy justice.. 17. Energy justice, law, and poverty in the context of Mesoamerican countries.. 18. Energy justice in transitional China: law and policy perspective.. 19. Power to the people? Comparative analyses of energy access in Ghana, Rwanda, and Nigeria.. Part VII. Conclusion

Energy justice has emerged as a matter of vital concern in energy law, with resonances in the attention directed to energy poverty, and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. There are energy justice concerns in areas of law as diverse as human rights, consumer protection, international law and trade, and in many forms of regional and national energy law and regulation. The book covers main themes related to justice. Distributive justice, the equitable distribution of the benefits and burdens of energy activities, is challenged mainly by the existence of people suffering from energy poverty. This concept is also associated with substantive energy equity through such measures as the realization of ‘energy’ rights. There is also a procedural (or participation) justice, consisting in the right of all communities to participate in decision-making regarding energy projects and policies that affect them (this dimension of energy justice often includes procedural rights to information and access to courts). Under the concept of reparation (or restorative) justice, the book includes even-handed enforcement of energy statutes and regulations, as well as access to remedies when legal rights are violated. Finally, the idea of recognition or social justice means that energy injustice cannot be separated from other social ills, such as poverty and subordination based on caste, race, gender, or indigeneity, the need to take into account people who are often ignored. These issues are given specific momentum by thinking through how we might achieve a ‘just’ energy transition as the world faces the climate change challenges. eng