Deconstructing Energy Law and Policy: The Case of Nuclear Energy - Brossura

Heffron, Raphael J.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0748696687 ISBN 13: 9780748696680

Casa editrice: Edinburgh Univ Pr, 2015

Riassunto

Nuclear power has been a consideration and part of energy policies of many countries across the world since its emergence as an electricity provider after the Second World War. Nuclear energy is a low-carbon energy source and therefore can contribute to reducing the effects of climate change. However, it is also faced with issues of high cost, risk and waste disposal. Drawing on over 90 interviews completed across Belgium (Brussels), Romania, the United States, and the United Kingdom, this book focusses on the development and formulation of energy law and policy in civil nuclear energy in the EU, the US and beyond. Heffron deconstructs the constituent parts of effective energy law and policy within the complex and often controversial energy industry. Pulling out what has and what has not worked, he suggests ways to improve the delivery of the central aims of law and policy.

Su questo libro

Informazioni sugli autori

Raphael Heffron is Professor for Global Energy Law & Sustainability at the Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy at the University of Dundee. Raphael is currently Co-Chair of the UK Energy Law and Policy Association; Visiting Professor in Energy Law at the International Hellenic University (Greece); Associate Researcher at the Energy Policy Research Group at the University of Cambridge; Visiting Professor at Paris-Dauphine University (Paris, France); Visiting Lecturer at the ESCP Business School (London and Paris) and Visiting Professor at the University of the West Indies (Trinidad & Tobago).

Raphael Heffron is a qualified lawyer and Lecturer in Law at the University of Leeds and Associate Researcher at the Energy Policy Research Group, University of Cambridge.

He has published in many energy law and policy journals such as: Oil, Gas and Energy Law; International Energy Law Review; Journal of World Energy Law and Business; Technology Forecasting and Social Change; Energy Policy; and Applied Energy. Raphael's research interests are in energy and electricity policy and in particular on low carbon emitting energy. He is a contributing author to Law Making and the Scottish Parliament: The Early Years, E, Sutherland, K Goodall, G Little and F Davidson (eds), Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 2011.

Dalla quarta di copertina

What are the component parts of successful energy law and policy in the twenty-first century?Energy law and policy is now, in the 21st century, undoubtedly a crucial component in the functioning of economies worldwide. Containing the effects of climate change through reducing carbon dioxide emissions is one of the greatest challenges of our modern world. However, many countries are currently struggling to construct effective energy policy that will deliver the energy infrastructure needed to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.This book has at its core a focus on the development and formulation of energy law and policy in civil nuclear energy. The aim is to deconstruct the constituent parts of effective energy law and policy within a complex and often controversial energy industry and to provide lessons to improve the delivery of the central aims of law and policy, focusing on a deconstruction of what has and has not worked.Key Features•This is the first book that deconstructs energy law and policy•Informs the readers on the component parts of successful energy law and policy•Offers new ideas that can be applied in the future•Uses nuclear energy sector as an example, the most complex of energy sources•The nuclear energy sector has a broad appeal to the public, to think-tanks and to a whole range of academicsRaphael Heffron is a qualified lawyer and Lecturer in Law at the University of Leeds and Associate Researcher at the Energy Policy Research Group, University of Cambridge. He has published in many energy law and policy journals such as: Oil, Gas and Energy Law; International Energy Law Review; Journal of World Energy Law and Business; Technology Forecasting and Social Change; Energy Policy; and Applied Energy.Cover image: TBCCover design:[EUP logo]www.euppublishing.com

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Edinburgh Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0748696687
• ISBN 13: 9780748696680
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 182
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile