Renewable energy law : an international assessment

목차 (Table of Contents)

• CONTENTS
• List of Tables = x
• Acknowledgements = xii
• List of Acronyms and Abbreviations = xiii
• List of National Renewable Energy Legislation = xvi
• List of Other Legislation and Treaties = xxx
• Units of Measurement = xxxii
• 1 Introduction = 1
• 1.1 The Problem and Significance of the Research = 4
• 1.2 Hypothesis and Research Methodology = 7
• 1.3 Structure of the Book = 11
• Part I WHAT IS RENEWABLE ENERGY? A CASE OF CONCEPTUAL CONSENSUS = 17
• 2 The Renewable Energy Sources Used for Electricity Generation = 19
• 2.1 Wind Energy = 20
• 2.2 Solar Energy = 24
• 2.3 Biomass = 27
• 2.4 Landfill Gas, Sewage Treatment Gas and Biogas = 34
• 2.5 Hydropower = 36
• 2.6 Geothermal Energy = 43
• 2.7 Ocean and Riverine Energies = 47
• 2.8 Hydrogen / Fuel Cells = 53
• 2.9 Peat = 55
• 2.10 Nuclear Energy = 56
• 2.11 Any Other Source Prescribed by the Regulations or Otherwise Permitted = 60
• 2.12 Conclusion = 60
• Part II WHY DO COUNTRIES INTERVENE IN THE RENEWABLE ENERGY SECTOR? A CASE OF NORMATIVE DIVERGENCE = 63
• 3 The Economic Justification for Regulating Renewable Energy = 65
• 3.1 The Characteristics of Electricity That Warrant Special Regulatory Treatment = 65
• 3.2 Market Failures Affecting the Renewable Energy Sector = 73
• 3.3 Market Barriers Within the Renewable Energy Sector = 79
• 3.4 Is Regulatory Intervention in the Renewable Energy Sector Warranted from an Economic Perspective? = 93
• 3.5 Conclusion = 96
• 4 Why Do Countries Legislate to Accelerate the Deployment of Renewable Energy? = 98
• 4.1 What Does It Mean to Legislate? = 98
• 4.2 The Identification and Role of Legislative Objectives = 100
• 4.3 The Legislative Objectives in Renewable Energy Law = 103
• 4.4 A Comprehensive Study of the Legislative Objectives in Renewable Energy Laws = 107
• 4.5 Multiple and Competing Legislative Objectives = 159
• 4.6 Conclusion = 161
• Part III WHAT ROLE DO REGULATORY SUPPORT MECHANISMS PLAY IN NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LAWS? A CASE OF SUBSTANTIVE DIVERGENCE = 165
• 5 How Do Countries Regulate to Support Renewable Energy? = 167
• 5.1 The Selection of Regulatory Support Mechanisms = 167
• 5.2 Types of Regulatory Support Mechanisms Used in the Renewable Energy Sector = 176
• 5.3 Evaluating the Success of Regulatory Support Mechanisms = 219
• 5.4 Conclusion = 222
• 6 The Future Development of Regulatory Support Mechanisms - Unification, Harmonisation, Convergence, Divergence or Regulatory Competition? = 224
• 6.1 What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages of National Renewable Energy Laws Becoming More Similar Internationally? = 225
• 6.2 The Future Development of Regulatory Support Mechanisms : Same, Same or Different? = 229
• 6.3 Unification = 230
• 6.4 Harmonisation = 231
• 6.5 Convergence = 237
• 6.6 Divergence = 240
• 6.7 Regulatory Competition = 241
• 6.8 Conclusion = 248
• 7 Conclusion = 250
• 7.1 What Is Renewable Energy? A Case of Conceptual Consensus = 253
• 7.2 Why Intervene in the Renewable Energy Sector? A Case of Normative Divergence = 255
• 7.3 What Role Do Regulatory Support Mechanisms Play in National Renewable Energy Laws? A Case of Substantive Divergence = 260
• 7.4 Conclusion = 264
• Index = 265