Energy and natural resources law Books

Book SynopsisLegacy answers one of the most important questions faces us today. What would an economy look like if it were to be sustainable and hence leave the next generation with the capabilities to choose how to live their lives, having addressed the great environmental challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss?Trade Review'This is a powerful argument for valuing future generations which means saving and investing now so as to live sustainably.' David Willetts, President of the Resolution Foundation and author of The Pinch'This is a hugely important book from a powerful thinker and writer. We are living with crumbling infrastructures, decaying social fabrics, excessive pollution and mass biodiversity loss. Our economies are not sustainable. Sir Dieter's sharp observation is that 'what is not sustainable will not be sustained'. Legacy clearly and potently charts a course from dystopia to utopia. If you care about the fate of humanity, you should read this book and recommend it to others.' Cameron Hepburn, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford'Dieter Helm does not pull his punches in this forthright and powerful book. What is unsustainable can, he insists, not be sustained. To avoid disaster, we must transform how we live. Above all, we must all pay for the maintenance of core natural assets, instead of living well off their destruction. This will demand radical changes in how we live our lives, individually and collectively. Some will assert that the revolution he seeks is impossible. Helm counters that it is inescapable.' Martin Wolf, Financial Times'Helm of Oxford university puts forward a passionate case for moving to a sustainable economy based on the principle that each generation bequeaths a stock of capital - physical and, far more important, natural - as good as what it inherited. To make this approach operational, we should embrace the twin ideas of 'polluter pays' and the 'precautionary principle'. Helm argues that implementing such ideas requires a concept of citizenship. Unfortunately, the challenges of making this idea work globally are daunting.' Martin Wolf, Financial Times - Best Economics Books of 2023'A revolutionary work in several senses.' Edward Lucas, The TimesTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. The next generation; 3. Taking precautions, building resilience; 4. The capitals; 5. Sustainable accounting and the balance sheet; 6. Polluter pays; 7. Public goods and zero marginal costs; 8. Sustainable consumption, deficits and debt; 9. Social justice; 10. Delivering the system plans; 11. A new constitution; 12. Conclusions: it could go either way.

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Book SynopsisThe book addresses the most pertinent theoretical and practical issues affecting the broad topic of harmonisation in the fields of environmental and energy law in a comprehensive and critical manner. In this respect, it constitutes a timely and meaningful contribution to the ongoing debate on the conceptual underpinnings, legal techniques and sector-specific problems concerned, while enriching the debate and promoting a more enhanced, coordinated regime to tackle environmental and energy issues in the European Union. Environmental legislation is often incoherent and fragmented, creating hurdles to its effective application. Consequently, rule makers need to resort to harmonisation, which is seen as referring to a number of techniques and instruments that all aim to clarify rules and establish a more coherent and solid legal framework. The book examines the merits of this approach within the context of the European Green Deal and the increasing urgency of the environmental and climate crisis, as well as the obstacles encountered and the questions arising from these complex processes. By bringing together more than fifteen renowned experts in the fields of European environmental and energy law, this book aims to dissect the most critical aspects of and obstacles in the process of strengthening coordination and, ultimately, effectiveness of the existing legal regimes in the field of environmental and energy law in the European Union while sparking further research in the field. Harmonisation in EU Environmental and Energy Law is highly recommended reading for legal scholars specialising in European environmental and energy law, as well as practitioners working in these fields.Table of ContentsIntroduction (p. 1) PART I. HARMONISATION THEORY AND TECHNIQUE To Codify or not to Codify EU Environmental Law: That is not the Question (p. 9) Possibilities of and Limits to Codification of EU Environmental Law (p. 27) Harmonising Environmental Standards from the Guadalquivir to the Danube Delta: How can the Circle be Squared? (p. 45) European Multilingualism and Harmonisation of Environmental Law (p. 71) Internal Harmonisation of Environmental Law: Learning from the Member States? (p. 85) Access to Environmental Justice in the EU: Interpretation, Harmonisation and the Search for Consistency (p. 101) Environmental Protection and Symbolic Value of Harmonising Environmental Laws: Is Further Harmonisation the Solution? (p. 129) PART II. HARMONISATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW Bridging the Gap between Soil and Climate Change in the EU: The Issue of Soil Organic Carbon (p. 147) Towards More Harmonisation in the Treatment of Wild Animals in the EU? (p. 163) Harmonisation Trends of Environmental Liability Law through the Tools of Civil Law: The Examples of Duty of Care and the Right to Personality (p. 187) PART III. HARMONISATION IN ENERGY LAW Harmonising Oversight of the EU Low-Carbon Power Transition: With an Eye to Sustainability, Energy Justice and Security (p. 207) Europeanisation of Renewable Energy Support Law: A Suspended Step Towards Harmonisation (p. 237) Blind Spots in the Harmonisation for an H2-CCS Chain (p. 255) Conclusion (p. 273)

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Book SynopsisRenewable Energy from Wind and Solar Power: Law and Regulation is concerned with the law and regulation of electricity generation in the case of the two most popular sources of energy derived from renewable resources. It covers up-to-date national policy and guidance relevant to electricity generation collected from renewable resources.Trade Review"Of particular use to practitioners is the case study section in which Webster has identified the critical issues upon which the various cases turned. This will doubtless be of assistance to those promoting and resisting applications." Dr Ashley Bowes - Editor of the Journal of Planning and Environmental LawTable of Contents1 INTRODUCTION Scope of introduction Climate change The UK’s record on climate change The UK’s sources of energy Brief statistical overview (fossil fuels and renewables) Sites generating renewable electricity at the end of December 2019 European energy policy UK renewables’ policies Availability of financial assistance for the generation and export of renewable energy to the grid Comment – should the planning balance change when it comes to renewable energy applications? 2 OVERVIEW OF THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK AFFECTING WIND AND SOLAR ENERGY DEVELOPMENTS Onshore energy Permitted development Planning Act 2008 Electricity Act 1989: section 36 consents for onshore and offshore electricity generation Varying section 36 consents Environmental standards European sites Environmental assessment Exemption from consent requirement Deemed planning permission FEPA licence Overhead electricity lines Deemed planning permission for overhead lines Public inquiries where there are objections to section 36 and section 37 applications Ancillary or supporting facilities Compulsory purchase powers Position in Wales Key elements of planning law Development Planning permission National Planning Policy Framework in England Sustainable development Plan-making: key principles Decision-making: key principles Planning conditions and obligations The rural economy Green Belt land Proposals affecting Green Belt land Climate change Conserving the natural environment Conserving the historic environment UK Solar PV Strategy (Parts 1 and 2) 3 NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS Introduction Policy Statements The statutory process (i.e. that relevant to wind and solar energy) Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project regime in Wales 4 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT Introduction Purpose of Environmental Impact Assessment Overview of Environmental Impact Assessment When is an Environmental Impact Assessment required? Procedure for deciding whether a Schedule 2 project is likely to have significant effects on the environment Obtaining a screening opinion from the local planning authority Treatment of multiple applications Can an Environmental Statement be submitted without a screening opinion? What if a planning application for a Schedule 2 development is not accompanied by an Environmental Statement? Called-in applications where there is no Environmental Statement Procedure for planning appeals Determining planning applications that have been subject to an Environmental Impact Assessment 5 HABITATS AND SPECIES REGULATIONS 2017 Introduction Overview of the Habitats Regulations 2017 6 PLANNING GUIDANCE RELEVANT TO WIND AND SOLAR ENERGY DEVELOPMENTS Introduction Regulatory framework underlying decision-making National Planning Practice Guidance – Guidance on climate change National Planning Practice Guidance – Guidance on renewable and low carbon energy Electricity development consents Decommissioning offshore renewable energy installations Wayleaves and compulsory purchase orders 7 WIND FARMS Introduction Written Ministerial Statement applying to proposed onshore wind energy development Report of the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee published on 22 August 2019 Repowering existing onshore wind turbines How do offshore and onshore wind farms work? How efficient is wind power? How much of the UK’s electricity comes from wind power? Advantages of offshore wind Disadvantages of offshore wind (see also onshore wind farms where there is some overlap) Seven of the ten largest offshore wind farms in the world are in UK waters Advantages of onshore wind Disadvantages of onshore wind Checklist of requirements for wind energy projects Cost and overheads of wind turbines Repowering/decommissioning wind farms 8 CASE STUDIES INVOLVING WIND POWER PROJECTS I Permission Granted for Four Wind Turbines near to an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty II Wind Farm Close to Listed Buildings III Wind Turbine in Green Belt IV Wind Turbines and Community Benefits as Material Considerations V Policies Requiring Exceptional Circumstances in the Context of a Wind Farm Development involving Seven Wind Turbines on Land in Powys VI Varying Conditions whose Effect was to Change the Description of the Development (Concerning Two Wind Turbines) VII Community Benefits as Material Considerations – Appeal Against a Decision to Uphold the Quashing of a Grant of Planning Permission for a Wind Turbine VIII Permission for Onshore Substation to Support Major Offshore Wind Farm IX Approval of Wind Farm Despite the Turbines Exceeding Local Policy Height Restrictions X Proposal for Eight Wind Turbines Fails on Adverse Landscape and Visual Impacts XI Proposal for Five 125m High Wind Turbines Allowed on Orkney XII Lifetime of Wind Farm Extended on Basis that the Proposal Involved Repowering and was not a Fresh Application XIII Approval Given to 14-Turbine Wind Farm Despite Concerns about 19km Access Track XIV Ten-Turbine Wind Farm Approved despite Landscape Objections XV Single Wind Turbine on Green Belt close to Heathrow Rejected XVI Five Wind Turbines Refused on Significant Environmental Grounds XVII Single Turbine Allowed where Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Landscape and Visual Impacts Found to be Minor (Involving Heritage Issues and Local Planning Authority’s Declaration of Climate Emergency) XVIII Benefits Associated with the Generation of Renewable Energy and Climate Change Considerations still Insufficient to Outweigh Adverse Impacts on Landscape and Visual Effects Could Not Satisfactorily be Mitigated XIX Renewable Energy Benefits still Insufficient to Outweigh Adverse Landscape Impacts XX Permission Refused for a Development Consent Order Extending the Thanet Offshore Wind Farm on the Ground of Navigational Risks XXI Development Consent Granted for 158 Wind Turbines off the Norfolk Coast (Decision recently quashed and subject to re-determination) XXII Development Consent Granted in Principle for 231-Turbine Hornsea Project Three Offshore Wind Farm in the North Sea, although a Final Decision was Delayed to Allow for Final Approval of Measures to Cover Adverse Impacts to the Kittiwake Population and Coastal Special Protection Area XXIII Unacceptable Landscape and Visual Impacts Preclude 30-Turbine Wind Farm in an Area of Great Natural Beauty in Dumfries and Galloway XXIV Single Wind Turbine Allowed in Close Proximity to Existing Wind Farm 9 SOLAR ENERGY Photovoltaic system Solar cells Types of photovoltaic systems Performance Photovoltaic mounting Cabling Solar tracker Battery Selling solar electricity back to the grid (domestic installations) How much electricity do solar panels produce and how many panels might one need for a dwelling? How much do residential solar panels cost? Commercial-scale ground-mounted solar photovoltaic – bullet points Ministerial Statements affecting solar energy (as material considerations) 10 CASE STUDIES INVOLVING SOLAR POWER DEVELOPMENT I Whether the Effect that Development might have on Solar Panels on Neighbouring Residential Property was a Material Planning Consideration II Large Solar Farm in Green Belt Rejected on Landscape Grounds by Secretary of State on Recovered Appeal – Appeal Dismissed III 10MW Solar Farm Rejected because of Harm to Landscape – Appeal Refused IV Solar Farm Rejected on Landscape and Heritage Grounds – Appeals Refused V Domestic Solar Energy Proposal on Land Just Outside a National Park Rejected on the Basis of Green Belt Harm – Appeal Dismissed VI Solar Panels Not Allowed on Grade II Listed Church – Appeal Partly Allowed VII Free-standing Solar Panels Not Allowed in Grounds of Country House in National Park – Appeal Dismissed VIII Free-standing Solar Panels for Domestic Use Not Allowed in Green Belt and Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty – Appeal Dismissed IX 13.6GWh Solar Farm on 16 Hectare Site Rejected because of Adverse Visual and Heritage Impacts – Appeal Dismissed

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Book SynopsisA practical and comprehensive guide to the law and practice of structuring projects for the sale and transportation of gas and LNG, based on the author's own vast experience. The discussion is augmented by three precedent agreements which demonstrate the practical mechanics of putting the deal together.

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Book SynopsisIn recent years, a great deal has changed in the oil and gas industry, from legal and regulatory change to falling oil prices. This updated third edition of 'UK Oil and Gas Law' has been published in two volumes: this volume focuses on commercial and contract law issues.

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Book SynopsisTitle 40 presents regulations governing care of the environment from the 14 subchapters of Chapter I and from the provisions regarding the Council on Environmental Quality found in Chapter V. Programs addressing air, water, pesticides, radiation protection, and noise abatement are included. Practices for waste and toxic materials disposal and clean-up are also prescribed. Additions and revisions to this section of the code are posted annually by July. Publication follows within six months.

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Book SynopsisMuch remains to be known about public utilities system organization, efficiency, management, legislation, practices, and solutions worldwide, as well as the implications for sustainable development in different countries. Thus, a better understanding of the different management practices in public utilities across different contexts is needed to assess their impact on efficiency and sustainability, especially in the changed climate conditions.Transformation and Efficiency Enhancement of Public Utilities Systems: Multidimensional Aspects and Perspectives considers the necessity to transform public utilities systems towards sustainability and efficiency. This publication investigates the performance management process of public utility systems and evaluates the efficiency of public utilities to propose potential improvements. The book encourages amenable authorities to create more efficient and effective management systems and improve their performance. Additionally, it provides the government with a systemic approach to public utilities system transformation and development. Covering key topics such as public hygiene, sustainability, and environmental protection, this premier reference source is ideal for government officials, policymakers, industry professionals, researchers, academicians, scholars, practitioners, instructors, and students.

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Book SynopsisIntellectual property has always played a key role supporting the protection and exploitation of technology and brands of businesses operating in the energy sector. The management of IP is arguably more important than ever as we transition to more renewable energy sources and reduced emissions, and see an energy market increasingly disrupted by start-ups challenging the dominance of the traditional oil and gas majors. This Special Report looks at the challenges and opportunities that intellectual property issues present for different areas of this broad and rapidly changing sector, including: Upstream: exploration and production of hydrocarbons across the full lifecycle of oil and gas fields. Downstream: oil and gas processing technology and resulting differentiated fuel and lubricant products. Renewables: a look at the role of IP in supporting renewables businesses, with a spotlight on a solar start-up. Digitalisation: the transformational impact of artificial intelligence and machine learning on the sector as a whole and how IP rights underpin this. Standard Essential Patents: how patents on wireless interoperability, at one time solely the domain of the telecoms industry, are increasingly applicable in the energy sector, and the licensing challenges this raises. Brand and reputation: how energy businesses seek to protect and exploit their brands and reputations as well as their technology, in order to differentiate themselves in an intensely competitive market. This report is essential reading for legal advisers and anyone in a commercial role dealing with the energy sector who is seeking a deeper understanding of the vital role intellectual property plays in shaping and achieving business objectives.Table of ContentsIntroduction 7 Jon Moorhouse Keystone Law I. Energy joint ventures: upstream 11 Jon Moorhouse Keystone Law 1. Exploration 12 1.1 Data acquisition 12 1.2 Data processing and interpretation 14 2. Production 16 3. End of field life 22 4. Intellectual property management 22 II. A downstream perspective 25 Maeve O’Flynn Finnegan Europe LLP Paul Townsend Finnegan LLP 1. Process technology 25 1.1 How can process technology be protected? 26 1.2 What protection is offered by process patents? 26 1.3 In which circumstances will competitor activity be outside the scope of protection of your process patent? 27 1.4 How do you ensure that the claims of your process patent provide commercially useful protection? 30 1.5 Will you be able to prove infringement of your process patent? 32 1.6 What is the value of your process patents? 32 2. Differentiated products 35 2.1 How should I protect products resulting from collaborative development? 35 2.2 How do I protect innovative products resulting from open innovation? 36 2.3 What are the IP challenges when considering freedom to operate for a large portfolio of differentiated products? 38 3. Conclusion 40 III. Renewables: solar – spotlight on BNRG 43 Eoin Langford BNRG Renewables Ltd Jon Moorhouse Keystone Law 1. Introduction 43 2. Hardware 44 2.1 The technology 44 2.2 Manufacture 47 2.3 Procurement 48 3. Project development and asset management 49 3.1 Site selection and design optimisation 49 3.2 EPC and partnering 51 4. Reputation and brand management 52 IV. Digitalisation 55 Charles T Collins-Chase Kathryn R Judson Paul Townsend Finnegan LLP 1. Digitalisation and artificial intelligence are rapidly changing the energy industry 55 2. Potential intellectual property issues facing AI and digital innovations 57 2.1 Patent eligibility 57 2.2 Patent inventorship 59 2.3 Trade secret protection 60 3. Patents: common issues and strategies 62 3.1 Strategies for overcoming patent-eligibility challenges 62 3.2 Strategies for avoiding inventorship issues 66 4. Trade secrets: strategies for navigating common pitfalls 67 5. Conclusion 71 V. Standard essential patents: licensing challenges for energy companies 75 Robert Pocknell Keystone Law 1. Standards in the energy industry 76 1.1 Smart meters 76 1.2 Autonomous driving 77 1.3 Electric vehicle charging 77 2. What is the standards-setting process? 77 3. What SEP issues arise in the standards-setting process? 79 4. What does FRAND (fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory) mean? 80 5. Why are these telecoms issues relevant to the energy industry? 83 5.1 Example: a ‘smart’ water flow meter 84 6. What can be done? 86 VI. Brand protection 89 Sean Ibbetson Bristows LLP 1. Introduction: the value of brands in the energy sector 89 2. How the energy sector protects its brands 90 2.1 Trademarks (registered) 90 2.2 Trademarks (unregistered) 97 2.3 Designs (registered and unregistered) 99 2.4 Copyright 100 3. Enforcement issues: jurisdiction, remedies and online enforcement 101 3.1 Jurisdiction 101 3.2 Remedies 101 3.3 Online enforcement issues 103 4. Advertising disputes 106 5. Conclusion 106 About the authors 108 About Globe Law and Business 112

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the spectrum of risks posed to the development, financing, construction and operation of trans-boundary energy infrastructure and the tools that may be deployed to manage these risks. The book begins by examining trends in trans-boundary energy infrastructure and the nature of the risks – non-technical, technical and financing – which infrastructure development projects and existing operations must anticipate and manage. Individual categories of intergovernmental and host government risk will be viewed from the perspectives of leading international experts. These risks, and the tools applied to manage them, will also be viewed from the different viewpoints of the state and private sector counterparties, lenders, affected communities and other interested third parties, such as indigenous communities, individual landowners and the non-governmental organisations that typically represent their interests. Against a backdrop of global energy supply/demand dislocations, fragility in the global financial markets, increasing awareness of the impact of projects on individuals, communities and the environment (especially in the wake of the recent BP disaster in the Gulf of Mexico), and medium to longer-term concerns about security of supply and climate change, it is increasingly clear that the bandwidth of risks which infrastructure developers, operators and their advisers now need to be aware of is becoming much broader.Trade ReviewOverall this book is an excellent exposition of the risks surrounding major energy infrastructure projects, and would be a useful addition to the reading list of anyone who is involved in the design, construction, operation or financing of these projects. -- Craig Jones * Sullivan and Cromwell, Global Energy Review *Table of ContentsExecutive summary 5 Introduction 13 Thomas J Dimitroff Infrastructure Development Partnership LLP Part 1: Macro-considerations Macro-risks after the panic of 2008 17 Kevin Gardiner Barclays Wealth Political risk in large projects 33 Arve Thorvik Thorvik International Consulting Part 2: Cross-border dimensions Multilateral and bilateral investment agreements 51 Tom Cummins Ronnie King Ashurst LLP Intergovernmental agreements 73 Katie Baehl R Coleson Bruce George F Goolsby Baker Botts LLP Trans-boundary energy projects and maritime transport risk 91 Glen Plant Legal consultant Cross-border regulatory risk: the EU exemption regime 129 Leigh Hancher Allen & Overy LLP Part 3: Host state perspectives Host government agreements: the investor perspective 145 Charles Lindsay Allen & Overy LLP Tax risks 159 Stuart F Schaffer Baker Botts LLP A host state perspective on risk 173 Judith H Kim Geoffrey Picton-Turbervill Ashurst LLP Part 4: The investor and other stakeholder perspectives Joint venture risks and responsibilities 183 Thomas J Dimitroff Infrastructure Development Partnership LLP Project finance and risk mitigation 201 William E Browning Infrastructure Development Partnership LLP Alexandre Chavarot William J Clinton Foundation Technical and operational risk 221 Deborah L Grubbe Operations and Safety Solutions, LLC Holistic project management and risk 229 William E Browning Yashar Latifov Infrastructure Development Partnership LLP A strategic approach to environmental and social impact assessments 239 David Blatchford Martin Lednor Infrastructure Development Partnership LLP Security risk management 257 Anthony FS Ling LPD Strategic Risk Ltd Risk, project-affected communities and their land 273 Henry Thompson Oxania Ltd About the authors 295

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Book SynopsisOver the past decade, upstream activities have increased significantly in Brazil. However, companies that succeed in finding oil or gas are faced with a myriad of questions to consider. Can they export their hydrocarbons? Do they have the necessary infrastructure in place? Do they need to build this? If so, how? Can they refine their products in Brazil? What is the market for those products? What regulation is involved? How can they reach the final consumer in the petrol station? This practical new handbook aims to provide the answers to each of these questions. A companion to Brazilian Upstream Oil and Gas, the book features chapters by highly respected Brazilian and international professionals, including experts from Baker Botts, Pinheiro Neto, Vieira Rezende, Veirano Advogados and Machado Meyer. Their insights offer reliable guidance for international investors - and the lawyers assisting them - when considering investment in Brazil, particularly for those who are unfamiliar with the country’s legal system. In combination with Brazilian Upstream Oil and Gas, this book will provide essential knowledge for any reader in understanding petroleum law and regulation in Brazil, from the field to the petrol station.Table of ContentsPreface 5 Andrew B Derman Thompson & Knight LLP Introduction 7 Dr Eduardo G Pereira STR Holding General principles of Brazilian law 9 Décio Pio Borges de Castro Marcelo Viveiros de Moura Pinheiro Neto Key stakeholders 27 Luis Pacheco Veirano Advogados Regulatory framework 41 Felipe Rodrigues Caldas Feres Giovani Ribeiro Loss Nilton Gomes de Mattos Neto Larissa de Faria Toledo Mattos Filho International gas and LNG sale and purchase contracts 63 Hannah Longley Baker Botts Pipeline contracts for gas and liquids 83 Igor de Souza Tostes Luis Antonio Menezes da Silva Alexandre Montoni Eduardo Dodsworth Tranjan Villemor Amaral Advogados Infrastructure 107 Alexandre Carlos Camacho Rodrigues National Agency of Petroleum Carlos Maurício Maia Ribeiro Vieira Rezende Advogados Distribution network 119 Felipe Rodrigues Caldas Feres Giovani Ribeiro Loss Nilton Gomes de Mattos Neto Larissa de Faria Toledo Mattos Filho Gas stations 135 Edmar Luiz Fagundes de Almeida Marcelo Colomer Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Environment 157 Luis Pacheco Veirano Advogados Taxation 177 Camila Galvão Anderi Silva Diogo Martins Teixeira Fernando Tonanni Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice Advogados Joint ventures 193 Jose Virgilio Enei Daniel Szfyman Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice Advogados Law and jurisdiction 215 Marcelo Viveiros de Moura Luis Cláudio Furtado Faria Pinheiro Neto About the authors 233

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Book SynopsisIn Environmental Law and Economics, Michael G. Faure and Roy A. Partain provide a detailed overview of the law-and-economics methodology developed and employed by environmental lawyers and policymakers. The authors demonstrate how this approach can transcend political divisions in the context of international environmental law, environmental criminal law, and the property rights approach to environmental law. Private law solutions and public regulatory approaches are also explored, including traditional command-and-control and market-based forms of regulation. The book not only shows how the law-and-economics framework can be used to protect the environment, but also to examine deeper questions involving environmental federalism and the effectiveness of environmental law in developing economies. In clear, digestible prose that does not require readers to possess a background in microeconomics or mathematics, the authors introduce the theory and practice of environmental law and economiTrade Review'Here, Faure (Erasmus Univ. Rotterdam) and Partain (Univ. of Aberdeen) offer a detailed discussion of the important issues in environmental law, policy, and economics, drawing on both theoretical predictions and empirical studies.' R. M. Ramazani, ChoiceTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Environmental harm and efficiency; 3. Property rights approach to environmental law; 4. Environmental standard setting; 5. Principles of environmental law and environmental economics; 6. Pricing environmental harm; 7. Market-based instruments; 8. Liability rules; 9. Environmental regulation; 10. Environmental crime; 11. Insurance for environmental damage; 12. Compensation for environmental damage; 13. Environmental federalism; 14. The role of environmental law in developing countries; 15. Epilogue.

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Book SynopsisChapters on drinking water supply, environmental dimensions of water conservation, water infrastructure for irrigation and flood control, groundwater regulation, and institutions catering to water have been thoroughly updated for a complete coverage of water law.Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments; 1: Water Law and Policy in India: Background and Overview; 2: International Law and Policy; 3: Basic Concepts and Principles Related to Water at the National Level; 4: Regulation of Water: General Instruments and Issues; 5: Inter-State River Basins, Water Transfers, and Dams; 6: Drinking Water Supply; 7: Environmental Dimensions: Protection, Conservation, and Sustainable Use of Water; 8: Irrigation, Embankments, and Flood; 9: Regulation, Protection, and Conservation of Groundwater; 10: Water Institutions and Management; 11: Other Legal Instruments Incorporating a Water Dimension; Annexures; Index; About the Authors

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Book SynopsisPressing economic, energy security, and environmental concerns are driving rapid growth in global investments in renewable energy, energy efficiency, and other clean energy technologies. The U.S. government has an unparalleled opportunity to join forces with the private sector, international institutions, and other countries to accelerate this global clean energy market transformation and capture vital domestic benefits. This book examines how U.S. international clean energy leadership can produce enormous benefits domestically and internationally.

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Book SynopsisLex Petrolea and International Investment Law: Law and Practice in the Persian Gulf offers readers a detailed analysis of jurisprudence on the settlement of upstream petroleum disputes between host states in the Persian Gulf and foreign investors. Dr Nima Mersadi Tabari considers the historical, political, and socio-economic roots of the existing frameworks and levels of protection offered to foreign investors. With particular focus on petroleum-related disputes, he initially delivers a comprehensive survey of the jurisprudence of international investment law and investment treaty arbitration. Following on from this, in three dedicated chapters, the author provides in-depth analysis of the legal regimes governing the matter in the major producers of the region: Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Iran.A key resource for all professionals working on legal issues arising from foreign direct investments in natural resources, this book draws a detailed picture of the legTable of Contents1: Introduction2: International Investment Law3: Lex Petrolea4: Iran5: Iraq6: Saudi Arabia7: Conclusion

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Book SynopsisIn recent years, a great deal has changed in the oil and gas industry, from legal and regulatory change to falling oil prices. This updated third edition of 'UK Oil and Gas Law' has been published in two volumes: this volume focuses on resource management and regulatory law.

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Book SynopsisThis is the first textbook to provide a clear understanding of law’s role in promoting the global growth of renewable energy production and consumption. The book introduces readers to the main legal frameworks shaping the rise of renewables at international, regional and national levels, including those which set targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing renewable energy consumption. Clear explanations of challenges commonly confronting renewable developments and the legal responses to them aid readers’ understanding whatever their background. The author, a leading researcher in energy and environmental law, has drawn on 10 years’ experience of developing and teaching research-led courses on renewable energy law to produce an authoritative but accessible work. Readers will come away with a better understanding of how international law on climate change and sustainable development affects renewable energy, the roles of renewable energy targets and subsidies, the laws on integrating renewables into electricity networks, the legal response to public opposition to renewable energy development, the law surrounding offshore renewables, and issues raised by the decarbonisation of road transport.Trade ReviewClear, thematic coverage of the subject matter, well presented and nicely integrating the various legal regimes and instruments involved. -- Angus Johnston * University of Oxford *Extends beyond national law and regulation to international and also explains the nuts-and-bolts of renewable energy. -- Peter Cameron * University of Dundee *Table of Contents1. Renewable Energy Law: An Introduction 2. International Climate Change Law and Renewable Energy 3. Sustainable Development and Renewable Energy 4. Enabling Renewable Energy Growth: The Role of Targets 5. Securing Investment in Renewable Energy: The Role of Subsidies 6. Transmitting Electricity 7. Planning, Licensing, and Public Opposition 8. Offshore Renewables 9. Decarbonising Road Transport

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Book SynopsisGlobal energy is on the cusp of change, and it has become almost a truism that energy is in transition. But what does this notion mean exactly? This book explores the working hypothesis that, characteristically, the energy system requires a strategy of the international community of states to deliver sustainable energy to which all have access. This strategy is for establishing rules-based governance of the global energy value-cycle. The book has four substantive parts that bring together contributions of leading experts from academia and practice on the law, policy, and economics of energy. Part I, ‘The prospects of energy transition’, critically discusses the leading forecasts for energy and the strategies that resource-rich countries may adopt. Part II, ‘Rules-based multilateral governance of the energy sector’, details the development and sources of rules on energy. Part III, ‘Competition and regulation in transboundary energy markets’, discusses principal instruments of rules-based governance of energy. Part IV, ‘Attracting investments and the challenges of multi-level governance’, focuses on the critical governance of the right investments. This book is a flagship publication of the Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy at the University of Dundee. It launches the Hart series ‘Global Energy Law and Policy’ and is edited by the series general editors Professors Peter D Cameron and Volker Roeben, and also Dr Xiaoyi Mu.Table of ContentsIntroduction Peter D Cameron, University of Dundee, UK, Xiaoyi Mu, University of Dundee, UK and Volker Roeben, University of Durham, UK PART I PROSPECTS FOR AN ENERGY TRANSITION 1. Comparison of Outlooks and Implications for an Energy Transition Xiaoyi Mu, University of Dundee, UK and Dilip K Jena, University of Dundee, UK 2. Oil-rich Countries’ Responses to Energy Transition: Managing the Decline David Manley, Natural Resource Governance Institute, Patrick Heller, University of California, USA and James Cust, Colorado School of Mines, USA PART II RULES-BASED MULTILATERAL GOVERNANCE OF THE ENERGY SECTOR 3. A Treatise for Energy Law Raphael J Heffron, University of Dundee, UK , Anita Rønne, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, Joseph P Tomain, University of Cincinnati, USA, Adrian Bradbrook, University of Adelaide, Australia and Kim Talus, University of Eastern Finland 4. What do we Mean when we Talk about International Energy Law? Volker Roeben, University of Durham, UK and Gökçe Mete, Stockhold Environment Institute, Sweden 5. The Legal Effect of the Paris Rulebook under the Doctrine of Treaty Interpretation Petra Minnerop, University of Durham, UK 6. How will Energy Market Regulation have to Change in the Era of Energy 4.0? Penelope Crossley, University of Sydney, Australia PART III COMPETITION AND REGULATION IN TRANSBOUNDARY ENERGY MARKETS 7. Between Transnational Private Law and Public International Law: Engineer-driven Self-governance in Transboundary Energy Megaprojects Christoph G Benedict, Heidelberg University, Germany 8. Managing the Threat of Regulatory Capture under the European Energy Union Rafael Emmanuel Macatangay, University of Dundee, UK and Volker Roeben, University of Dundee, UK 9. Power Over Power: The Global Energy Interconnection and Potential Cyber-threats Jakob Haerting, University of Turku, Finland PART IV ATTRACTING INVESTMENTS AND THE CHALLENGES OF MULTI-LEVEL GOVERNANCE 10. Implementing the Energy Transition in the Face of Investment Protection Standards Martin Jarrett, Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Germany 11. The EU FDI Screening Regulation as an Example of the Proliferation of FDI Screening Processes Affecting the Energy Sector Leonie Reins, Tilburg University, Netherlands and Dylan Geraets, University of Eastern Finland 12. International Arbitration in the Renewable Field: Recent Developments in Spain Iñigo del Guayo, University of Almería, Spain 13. How should Shale Gas Extraction be Taxed? Philip Daniel, Alan Krupnick, Thornton Matheson, Peter Mullins, Ian Parry and Artur Swistak 14. Trinidad and Tobago’s Oil and Gas Sector in a Changing World (2010–2019) Kevin Ramnarine, former Minister of Energy, Trinidad and Tobago The Concept of Global Energy Transition and its Agenda Peter D Cameron, University of Dundee, UK, Xiaoyi Mu, University of Dundee, UK and Volker Roeben, University of Durham, UK

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