Applying energy justice into the energy transition

RJ Heffron - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Energy justice has become a leading interdisciplinary energy research topic over the last
decade. There has been a realisation that the energy sector was missing an overall raison …

Conceptualising restorative justice in the energy transition: changing the perspectives of fossil fuels

M Hazrati, RJ Heffron - Energy Research & Social Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Restorative justice within the energy sector focuses on the needs of the victims, such as
nations, citizens and nature. It restores them to their original position prior to a damaging …

Promoting renewable energy through national energy legislation

Y Liu, C Feng - Energy Economics, 2023 - Elsevier
To solve the global warming and energy crisis, substituting fossil fuel energy such as oil with
renewable energy is an inevitable trend. International efforts towards this have been great …

[HTML][HTML] Governing fossil fuel production in the age of climate disruption: Towards an international law of 'leaving it in the ground'

H van Asselt - Earth System Governance, 2021 - Elsevier
To achieve the long-term temperature goals set by the 2015 Paris Agreement and avert
climate disruption, fossil fuel production cannot continue to proceed unabated. This dawning …

Justice in solar energy development

R Heffron, S Halbrügge, MF Körner, NA Obeng-Darko… - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
To achieve national energy and climate targets across the world, there is a key focus on
solar energy development. It is clear from literature that many countries have enormous …

[HTML][HTML] Changing power: Shifting the role of electricity consumers with blockchain technology–Policy implications for EU electricity law

L Diestelmeier - Energy policy, 2019 - Elsevier
One of the pressing legal questions of the energy transition is how to integrate “prosumers”,
consumers who start producing electricity, in the electricity market. So far, their influence …

The role of justice in developing critical minerals

RJ Heffron - The extractive industries and society, 2020 - Elsevier
It is a fundamental objective to transition towards a low-carbon economy worldwide which is
supported by an international legal agreement–the 2015 Paris Agreement. In order to …

Renewable and citizen energy communities in the European Union: How (not) to regulate community energy in national laws and policies

MM Sokołowski - Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The paper covers regulating renewable energy communities (RECs) and citizen energy
communities (CECs) within the European Union. It offers ideas regarding RECs: establish a …

[HTML][HTML] The contribution of energy law to the energy transition and energy research

K Huhta - Global Environmental Change, 2022 - Elsevier
This article focuses on energy law's contribution to the energy transition and to research on
that transition. It is well known that law plays a pivotal role in governing the energy sector …

The role of flexibility in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond: Contributing to a sustainable and resilient energy future in Europe

RJ Heffron, MF Körner, M Schöpf, J Wagner… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
The energy sector provides fuel for much of everyday life, particularly economically and
socially. Fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic, a well-functioning and resilient energy …