With the rapid growth of the renewable energy sector, it has become increasingly important to understand how renewable energy is defined in national laws around the world and what regulatory mechanisms these countries are deploying to achieve their renewable energy goals. In Renewable Energy...

Against the backdrop of energy markets that have radically changed in recent decades, this book offers an in-depth study of energy regulation in international trade law. The author seeks to clarify what we define as 'energy' in the context of the applicable international trade rules, and gives...

Gas transit is network-dependent and it cannot be established without the existence of pipeline infrastructure in the territory of a transit state or the ability to access this infrastructure. Nevertheless, at an inter-regional level, there are no sufficient pipeline networks allowing gas to...

Energy in the context of international trade law : concepts and changing markets -- The role of energy in international trade law history -- The current WTO legal framework relevant for energy -- Beyond the WTO : the energy charter treaty and preferential trade agreements -- Decentralising...

Auch die deutschen Unternehmen, die keinen Konzernabschluss erstellen und nicht an die Börse wollen, stehen in weltweiter Konkurrenz zu ausländischen Unternehmen: in ihrem Jahresabschluss sollten deshalb Rechnungslegungsgrundsätze zugrundegelegt werden, die eine internationale...

Contents: Introduction to the handbook on electricity markets / Jean-Michel Glachant, Paul L. Joskow and Michael G. Pollitt -- Part I: Taking stock: the legacy -- 2. Strengths and weaknesses of traditional arrangements for electricity supply / Richard Schmalensee -- 3. Optimal wholesale pricing...

Responding to a Gleneagles G8 Summit request, this book shows how changes in energy efficiency, economic structure, income, prices and fuel mix have affected recent trends in energy use and CO2 emissions in IEA countries. The results are a “wake-up call” for us all. Since 1990, the rate of...