A Treatise for Energy Law

Energy Justice and the Principles of Article 194(1) TFEU Governing EU Energy Policy

“…21 In the context of energy regulation, however, its role as a decision-making instrument can particularly support legislative, judicial and executive decision-making processes in delivering more just and equitable ways of managing competing interests of energy policy. 22 It is considered to guide energy regulation towards a more holistic view by moving away from regulating individual or technology-specific aspects of the energy sector. 23 As a balancing mechanism, it serves to achieve more effective energy regulation, which does not merely address individual aspects of security of supply, economic or environmental considerations, but aims to manage energy resources in line with societal needs.…”

“…22 It is considered to guide energy regulation towards a more holistic view by moving away from regulating individual or technology-specific aspects of the energy sector. 23 As a balancing mechanism, it serves to achieve more effective energy regulation, which does not merely address individual aspects of security of supply, economic or environmental considerations, but aims to manage energy resources in line with societal needs. 24 While EU law has not adopted an explicit definition of 'energy justice', the EU is clearly pursuing the objective of establishing a more equitable, just, and sustainable energy sector.…”

“…23 As a balancing mechanism, it serves to achieve more effective energy regulation, which does not merely address individual aspects of security of supply, economic or environmental considerations, but aims to manage energy resources in line with societal needs. 24 While EU law has not adopted an explicit definition of 'energy justice', the EU is clearly pursuing the objective of establishing a more equitable, just, and sustainable energy sector. 25 The Clean Energy for All Europeans package (2019) 26 the fourth revision of the EU energy law frameworkand the European Green Deal (2019) 27 the EU policy framework for a transition towards climate neutralityboth implicitly refer to energy justice issues.…”

Realizing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 7 and 13 in sub-Saharan Africa by 2030: synergizing energy and climate justice perspectives

“…23 Heffron and Talus describe these earlier stages as the first to fourth stages of energy law evolution but noted that we are currently in the fifth stage which is energy justice. 24 As such, it is logical to argue that a just transition of energy systems requires a departure from the traditional paradigm to a new framework that advances the development of cleaner energy sources, addresses the inequitable distribution of the benefit and burden of such development and is supported by democratic and proactive decision-making procedures. 25 The energy justice concept is a tool for integrating various forms of justice and an analytical framework that is used to understand the social components of energy systems.…”

Reforming Energy Law at a National Level

“…Mining (or exploration and extraction) is the first stage of the energy life-cycle. In terms of thinking about the energy sector in its entirety and what are the key drivers, generally, energy law scholarship holds that overtime there are key five stages or drivers [2]. These drivers are represented below in Figure 2 and they are: Safety, Security, Economic, Infrastructure and Justice.…”