TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hufbauer,Gary Clyde
AU  - Meléndez-Ortiz,Ricardo
AU  - Samans,Richard
TI  - The law and economics of a sustainable energy trade agreement
SN  - 9781316137048 (ebook)
AV  - K3585 .L39 2016
U1  - 344.04/6 23
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Sustainable development
KW  - Law and legislation
KW  - Renewable energy sources
KW  - Environmental law
KW  - Economic aspects
KW  - Law and economic development
N1  - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Aug 2016)
N2  - The widely accepted need to reduce the world's dependence on fossil fuels and move instead to low-carbon, renewable alternatives faces a host of challenges. Whilst the greatest challenges remain in engineering, political and public policy issues continue to play a very important role. This volume, which consists of contributions from leading figures in the field, presents the case for a Sustainable Energy Trade Agreement (SETA). It shows that by addressing barriers to trade in goods and services relevant for the supply of clean energy, such an agreement would foster the crucial scaling-up of clean energy supply and promote a shift away from fossil fuels. In doing so it illustrates how the agreement would help to address a number of overarching sustainable development priorities, including the urgent threat of climate change, enhanced energy access and improved energy security. The book will appeal to academics and policymakers working on the interface of trade and energy policy
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781316137048
ER  -