1st Edition

International Law and Renewable Energy Investment in the Global South

By Avidan Kent Copyright 2022
260 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

260 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

260 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book will discuss the legal tools offered by international law that can support foreign direct investment (FDI) in the renewable energy sector in the Global South. Promoting and increasing investment in the renewable energy sector is crucial for limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C and addressing energy poverty in the Global South. In this volume, Avidan Kent explores the various... Read more

Introduction

Chapter 1. Investment in the Renewable Energy Sector in the Global South

Chapter 2. The Tools: Home Country Measures and Policy Integration

Chapter 3. International Investment Law: Looking Beyond the Controversies

Chapter 4. International Insurance Law: De-Risking Sustainable Investments

Chapter 5. International Trade Law: A Swiss Army Knife with Not Enough (Political) Edge

Chapter 6. International Development Law: Tackling Trade-offs through Policy Coherence

Chapter 7. International Environmental Law (and Human Right Law, too)

Conclusions, Lessons Learnt and the Way Forward

Biography

Avidan Kent (Cantab) is an Associate Professor at the University of East Anglia, UK.