Ethical Drivers for the Renewable Energy Transition (Book Chapter)
Research Handbook on Energy Law and Ethics; Malik R. Dahlan & Rosa Maria Lastra, eds. Edward Elgar, 2022 See: https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/research-handbook-on-energy-law-and-ethics-9781839100826.html
1 Pages Posted: 26 Apr 2021 Last revised: 12 Dec 2022
Date Written: 2022
Abstract
The renewable energy transition is reshaping not just the physical infrastructure of the electric power industry but traditional utility regulation. Ethical drivers for the transition are expanding energy law’s narrow conceptions of fairness, which have been limited by overemphasis on economic dynamics between utilities and consumers. Drawing from environmental ethics, this chapter addresses ethical perspectives underlying the renewable energy transition as a key strategy for global climate change mitigation.
Keywords: energy law, environmental ethics, energy justice, renewable energy, electric power, electricity, utilities, energy transition
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation