Decarbonisation and the Energy Industry : Law, Policy and Regulation in Low-Carbon Energy Markets (Paperback)

Introduction: Energy in a Carbon-Constrained World Tade Oyewunmi, Penelope Crossley, Kim Talus and Frederic Sourgens PART I ENHANCING SECURE AND RELIABLE ACCESS TO SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY 1. Tradeoffs and Tensions in the American Energy Transition David B Spence 2. The US Gas Supply Boom under Carbon Constraints: Examining the Role of Regulatory Institutions Tade Oyewunmi 3. Decarbonising Gas and Electricity Systems: An Outlook on Power-to-Gas and other Technology-Based Solutions Tade Oyewunmi 4. Economic Waste and Environmental Problems: Natural Gas Flaring in Texas Kim Talus and Cheri R Hasz 5. Global Governance Networks for Climate Change and Energy Investments Frederic Gilles Sourgens 6. Investment Law and Decarbonisation Diane Desierto and Frederic Gilles Sourgens 7. Private Mineral Rights and Africa's Shale Gas Emeka Duruigbo 8. International Oil and Gas Operators and Decarbonisation Peter Kayode Oniemola 9. The Carbon Taxation Conundrum Frederic Gilles Sourgens and Lori A McMillan PART II ENERGY TRANSITIONS: LAW AND REGULATION IN SELECTED COUNTRIES AND REGIONS 10. A Primer on United States Energy and Decarbonisation Policy Troy A Rule 11. The Integration of Renewable Energy Sources in the EU Electricity Grid: Adapting Current Market Rules to 'New Market Realities' Sirja-Leena Penttinen and Leonie Reins 12. Regulating Energy Supply in China Philip Andrews-Speed 13. Energy Law and Regulation in Nigeria - Prospects for Reliable Electricity Supply Tade Oyewunmi and Ivie Ehanmo 14. Australian Electricity Law and Policy in a Time of Energy Market Transition, National Emergency and Climate Crisis Penelope Crossley 15. Canada's Emerging LNG Export Industry and the Project Approval Challenge Rudiger Tscherning 16. Challenges and Opportunities for Energy Transitions and Decarbonisation in Southern African Countries Victoria R Nalule and Smith I Azubuike Conclusion: An Exposition of a Contextual Approach to Energy and Decarbonisation Penelope Crossley, Tade Oyewunmi, Kim Talus and Frederic Sourgens