Buch, Englisch, Band 5, 367 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 593 g
Reihe: Economic Analysis of Law in European Legal Scholarship
Buch, Englisch, Band 5, 367 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 593 g
Reihe: Economic Analysis of Law in European Legal Scholarship
ISBN: 978-3-030-09041-8
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
An example of current challenges in energy law and policy canbe seen in the pursuit by the German and Swiss governments of the so-called “Energiewende” (energy transition). These policies are intended to enable the transition from a non-sustainable use of fossil and nuclear energy to a more sustainable approach based on renewable energies. On the one hand, the goal is to achieve a decarbonization of the energy economy by reducing the use of fossil energy sources such as petroleum, carbon and natural gas. On the other, and in response to the Fukushima nuclear accident, a phase out is intended to eliminate the dangers of nuclear technologies. Achieving these goals poses tremendous challenges for the two countries’ energy policies – partly because the energy transition will not only affect energy production, but also energy consumption.
From a Law and Economics perspective, a number of questions arise: to what extent is it justifiable to rely on markets and continued technological innovation, especially with regard to the present exploitation of scarce resources? To what extent is it necessary for states to intervene in energy markets? Regulatory instruments are available to create and maintain more sustainable societies: command and control regulations, restraints, Pigovian taxes, emission certificates, nudging policies, and more. If regulation in a certain legal field is necessary, which policies and methods will most effectively spur the sustainable consumption and production of energy in order to protect the environment while mitigating any potential negative impacts on economic development? Do neoclassical and behavioural economics provide us with a suitable framework for predicting the market’s complex reactions to a changing energy policy? This book provides theoretical insights as well as empirical findings in order to answer these vital questions.
Zielgruppe
Research
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsvergleichung
- Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Common Law (UK, USA, Australien u.a.)
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Umweltökonomie
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Compliance
- Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Europarecht Europäisches Energie-, Agrar- und Fischereirecht
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Energie- & Versorgungswirtschaft
Weitere Infos & Material
Part I Energy Transition.- Klaus Mathis, Sustainability Strategies and the Problem of the Rebound Effect.- Sebastian Heselhaus, Energy Transition in Law and Economics.- Julia Hänni, Energy Transition in Switzerland.- Anna-Alexandra Marhold, The Interplay Between Liberalization and Decarbonization in the European Internal Energy Market for Electricity.- Felix Ekardt and Jutta Wieding, The Temperature Target of the Paris Agreement and the Forgotten Aspects of a Meaningful Energy Transition.- Fabrizio Esposito and Lucila de Almeida, A Shocking Truth for Law and Economics: Consumer Welfare Explains the Internal Market for Electricity Better than Total Welfare.- Part II Investment in Infrastructure.- Bruce R. Huber, Paying for Energy.- James W. Coleman, Energy Market and Policy Revolutions: Regulatory Process and the Cost of Capital.- Stephan Meyer, Intergenerational Choice Under Uncertainty: The Case of Future Energy Technologies.- Part III Regulatory Innovation.- Mariusz J. Golecki and Jaroslaw Beldowski, Creating Social Norms Through Media, Cascades and Cognitive Anchors: Judicial Activism and the Quality of Energy Law from the Perspective of Behavioural Law and Economics.- Markus Schreiber, Capacity Mechanisms: An Intervention Needed in Failing Markets?.- Rolf H. Weber, Energy Labels – Nudging Policy to Avoid Trade Implications?.- Mariusz J. Golecki and Piotr Tereszkiewicz, Consumer Protection on Energy Markets – Selected Insights from Behavioural Law and Economics and Regulatory Practice.- Part IV State Aid.- Henok Birhanu Asmelash, The Trade and Environment Debate on the Regulation of Energy Subsidies in the WTO: What Kept Fossil Fuel Subsidies Off the Radar Screen?.- Régis Lanneau, Promoting Renewable Energies ThroughState Aid, a Reform is Required.- Ana Trías, State Measures in Support of Sustainable Mobility Infrastructure: The Case of Estonia, the Netherlands and Norway.