Renewable energy law An international assessment

• Main Author: Crossley, Penelope (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: United Kingdom Cambridge University Press 2019
• Edition: Print book : English
• Subjects: Renewable energy sources > Law and legislation; Renewable Energy Sources > Government policy; Renewable energy sources > Economic aspects
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With the rapid growth of the renewable energy sector, it has become increasingly important to understand how renewable energy is defined in national laws around the world and what regulatory mechanisms these countries are deploying to achieve their renewable energy goals. In Renewable Energy Law: An...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• The renewable energy sources used for electricity generation
• The economic justification for regulating renewable energy
• Why do countries legislate to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy?
• How do countries regulate to support renewable energy?
• The future development of regulatory support mechanisms : unification, harmonisation, convergence, divergence or regulatory competition?
• Conclusion.