Title: Sustainable energy infrastructure: law, policy and practice

Authors: Priscilla Schwartz

Addresses: School of Law, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7HR, UK

Abstract: This paper focuses on the complex relationships and some of the tensions in reconciling economic, social and environmental goals as necessary for achieving sustainable energy infrastructure development in developing countries. It introduces the rationale of sustainable development and uses examples to demonstrate that reconciling the three dimensions to achieve sustainable energy infrastructure engenders intricate legal relationships and interests that require a reorientation in our appreciation of law and policy beyond traditional models. It identifies an adequate legal framework through which sustainable energy infrastructure can be secured and recommends a regulatory model that is best for achieving sustainable energy in developing countries.

Keywords: sustainable energy; environment; law; natural resources; Stockholm Declaration; Agenda 21; sustainability; energy infrastructure; sustainable development; developing countries; legal framework; environmental protection.

DOI: 10.1504/IJPL.2009.022324

International Journal of Private Law, 2009 Vol.2 No.2, pp.135 - 149

Published online: 01 Jan 2009 *

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