Routledge Handbook of Energy Law

The Routledge Handbook of Energy Law provides a definitive global survey of the discipline of Energy Law, capturing the essential and relevant issues in Energy today. Each chapter is written by a leading expert, and provides a contemporary overview of a significant area within the field.The book is divided into six geographical regions based on continents, with a separate section on Russia, an energy powerhouse that straddles both Europe and Asia. Each section contains highly topical chapters from authors who address a number of core themes in Energy Law and Regulation:• Energy security and the role of markets• Regulating the growth of renewable energy• Regulating shifts in traditional forms of energy• Instruments in regulating disputes in energy• Impact of energy on the environment• Key issues in the future of energy and regulation.Offering an analysis of the full spectrum of current issues in Energy Law, the Routledge Handbook of Energy Law is an essential resource for advanced students, researchers, academics, legal practitioners and industry experts.

List of contributors PART 1Introduction 1 Introduction to the Routledge Handbook of Energy Law Tina Soliman Hunter and Ignacio Herrera Anchustegui 2 From stakeholders to actors? the progressive integration of environmental, social and cultural considerations within international energy law David M. Ong3 International energy law in perspective: the relationship between national and international energy law Ernst Nordtveit4 Reconceptualising energy security from a legal perspective in the context of climate change John PatersonPART IIEurope 5 Energy market liberalisation: from monopolistic to traded markets in the European Union Sirja-Leena Penttinen6 Regulation of electricity markets in Europe in light of the Clean Energy Package: prosumers and demand response Ignacio Herrera Anchustegui and Andreas Formosa 7 Uses and abuses of EU competition law in energy Christian Bergqvist and Ignacio Herrera Anchustegui8 The role of State aid law in energy Ignacio Herrera Anchustegui and Christian Bergqvist9 Shale gas in Europe: a case study on EU energy and environmental law Ruven Fleming10 Dispute resolution in the European energy sector Naomi Briercliffe and David InglePART IIIRussia 11 The regulation of petroleum exploration and production in Russia Tina Soliman Hunter and Irina Fodchenko12 Russian renewable energy: regulations and outcomes Mariia Kozlova, Mikael Collan and Indra Overland13 Shifting Russian energy geopolitics Slawomir Raszewski and Zuzanna NowakPART IVNorth America 14 Shale gas development, economic impacts and regulation Hannah J. Wiseman15 Regulation of natural gas pipeline construction and operation in the United States Kim Talus16 Regulation of low carbon energy sources in the U.S. and Canada Kristen van de Biezenbos17 Formula rate plans and multi-year rate plans: can they serve the public interest, and how? Scott HemplingPART VLatin America 18 Shale gas regulation in Mexico and Colombia: an uncertain future Tina Soliman Hunter and Ignacio Herrera Anchustegui19 Energy justice as a key driver to unlock the transition from energy reform to energy counter-reform: the rise of the immutability theory Miguel Marmolejo-Cervantes20 Low-carbon energy in Latin America: post-Paris advances in renewable and energy efficiency policies Lisa Viscidi and Nate Graham21 Protecting energy investments in Latin America Silvia Marchili and Isabella Bellera Landa22 Regulatory framework for the energy sector in Colombia and Brazil Milton Fernando Montoya Pardo and María Alejandra Garzón AlbornozPART VIAsia and Australia 23 Asian energy markets: the impact of shifting global politics Slawomir Raszewski24 From coal to clean energy: how the energy transition is being managed in Indian energy law and policy Penelope Crossley 25 Energy law and regulation in China Jie Huan26 Renewable energy law in the context of a transforming Australian energy market Penelope Crossley27 Is gas security in the ‘national interest’? An Australian Eastern Gas Market perspective Madeline E. TaylorPART VIIAfrica and the Middle East 28 Gas commercialisation projects in West Africa: pipelines, LNG and gas-to-power Tade Oyewunmi 29 Legal, policy and regulatory aspects of integrating electricity from renewable energy in sub-Saharan Africa. The case of Ghana, The Gambia and Nigeria Nana Asare Obeng-Darko30 Developing renewable energy projects in the Middle East and North African region Cameron Kelly31 Maritime disputes and disputed seabed resources in the African Continent Anna Khalfaoui and Constantinos YiallouridesPART VIIIConclusion 32 Energy transitions and the law Kim Talus and Pami Aalto33 The future of nuclear energy Alessandro Negri della Torre34 The future of energy dispute resolution in the energy and natural resources sector: setting the scene and looking ahead Gloria M. Alvarez35 Concluding thoughts on the global energy transition Penelope Crossley and Gloria M. AlvarezIndex

Tina Soliman Hunter is a Professor of Petroleum and Resources Law at the University of Aberdeen, UK, and Director of the Centre for Energy and Resources Law.Ignacio Herrera Anchustegui is an Associate Professor at the University of Bergen, Faculty of Law, Norway.Penelope Crossley is an Associate Professor at The University of Sydney Law School, The University of Sydney, Australia.Gloria M. Alvarez is a Lecturer at the University of Aberdeen, UK.