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Book SynopsisDespite bringing prosperity, industrialisation generally leads to increasing levels of pollution which has a detrimental impact on the environment. In response, legislation which seeks to control or prevent such impact has become common.
Trade Review"The fact that this book is not simply aimed at legal experts in no way detracts from the value of its contents, since the authors are all profoundly knowledgeable about the topics in question. An added benefit is that, notwithstanding the complex topic of the study, it is easy to read and highly educational, especially to non-legal specialists, and provides a strong blend of depth and simplicity. This book accordingly merits praise not only for its design, aim and objectives, but also, and in equal measure, for its form and content."
Montserrat Abad Castelos, University Carlos III of Madrid, Review of European Community & International Environmental Law, 25 (1) 2016
"By delivering an extensive volume with a convincing structure and an intelligent system of cross-referencing throughout every one of its parts, Environmental and Energy Law manages to remain in a comfortable middle-ground between the legal abstraction of general principles and the details of regulations on technical standards. And this middle ground is precisely what allows the volume to be an interesting option for engineers, economists and even entrepreneurs apart from being a comprehensive source of information for legal scholars and an enjoyable textbook for students (of law or broader environmental studies alike) with exercises and case studies.�
�The introductory intention � that stressed that lawyers would be invited to learn about engineering and scientific developments, preparing themselves for regulatory challenges of the future, is well kept: I could say that as an international lawyer, this volume indeed helped me to have a more accurate glimpse as to the links between environmental law and engineering and science. Indeed, after reaching the last page of this volume, I can affirm that Karen E. Makuch and Ricardo Pereira�s Environmental and Energy Law manages to demonstrate, with immediate and actual examples, that policy and regulation can act as major innovation-driving forces, a conclusion that is so important for engineers and investors as it is for all lawyers and students of law.�
Nelson F. Coelho, Utrecht University, European Energy and Environmental Law Review, October 2015
Table of ContentsNotes on the Contributors ix
Preface xv
List of Abbreviations xvii
Part One Introduction 1
1 Introduction 3
Karen E. Makuch and Ricardo Pereira
Questions and activities 32
Part Two Innovation, Sustainability and the Law 35
2 Sustainable Development and Best Available Techniques in International and European Law 37
Panos Merkouris
3 Environmental Regulation, Business Competitiveness and Corporate Responsibility 61
Ricardo Pereira
4 A Legal Framework for Clean Technology Transfer and Finance 75
Helena Wright and Ricardo Pereira
5 Technology Innovation and the Law – the Example of Climate Adaptation Technologies 92
Katrin Glatzel, Helena Wright, and Zen Makuch
Questions and activities 115
Part Three Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Law 117
6 Sustainable Energy Law and Policy 119
Matthew Leach and Sandip Deshmukh
7 International and EU Climate Change Law 141
Ricardo Pereira and Charlotte Jourdain
8 UK Climate Change Law and Policy 172
Karen E. Makuch, Zen Makuch, Ricardo Pereira, and Charlotte Jourdain
Questions and activities 193
Part Four Exploration and Exploitation Of Energy Resources 197
9 The Exploration and Exploitation of Energy Resources in International Law 199
Ricardo Pereira
10 Occupational Health and Safety Law: the Oil and Gas Industry 225
John Paterson
11 Energy Agreements – Force Majeure and Hardship Clauses 240
Isabelle Fellrath and Frank Spoorenberg
Questions and activities 253
Part Five Clean Technologies And The Clean Development Mechanism 255
12 Carbon Capture and Storage Technologies – An Overview and Some Key Issues 257
Tim Cockerill
13 Carbon Capture and Storage Liability 270
Zen A. Makuch, Slavina Z. Georgieva and Behdeen Oraee-Mirzamani
14 The Clean Development Mechanism – Legal and Contractual Framework in CDM Renewable Energy Projects 288
Kenneth Aidelojie, Chuan Tze-Teo, Zen Makuch and Ricardo Pereira
Questions and activities 311
Part Six Waste, Water, Air Quality Management And Pollution Control 313
15 Solid Waste Management and Regulation 315
Arturo Castillo-Castillo
16 Water Management and Regulation 347
Dieudonne-Guy Ohandja and Alexandra Collins
17 Integrated Pollution and Control – the Industrial Emissions Directive 368
Iain MacLean
18 The Law and Practice of Air Quality Management 393
Zen Makuch and Marilena Karyampa
19 Contaminated Land and Regulation 418
Owen Lewis
Questions and activities 434
Part Seven The Regulation Of Chemicals And Laboratory Safety 437
20 The Regulation of Nanotechnologies 439
Sekai Ngarize, Karen E. Makuch and Ricardo Pereira
21 Environmental Law Standards and Principles of Good Laboratory Practice for Environmental Protection 465
Elizabeth Prichard and Karen E. Makuch
Questions and activities 487
Part Eight Governance, Impact Assessment, Compliance And Enforcement in Environmental Law 489
22 Planning, Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) 491
Martin Birt and Steven Smith
23 Regulating Environmental Information and Environmental Data 508
Karen E. Makuch
24 Corporate Disclosure and Environmental Sustainability in Comparative Law 534
Nikzad Oraee-Mirzamani and Zen Makuch
25 Compliance and Enforcement in International, European and National Environmental Law 561
Ricardo Pereira
Questions and activities 577
Part Nine Case Studies On Environmental Law Implementation 579
26 Case Studies 581
Karen E. Makuch
Questions and activities 590
Index 591
