This article proposes how Korea could integrate the energy source of methane hydrates into its Framework for Low Carbon, Green Growth, along with the coordinating New and Renewable Energy Act and the Energy Act. Korea has an energy crisis and a climate change crisis. Korea is a highly...

A common thread runs through current Australian debates over laws for emissions trading and renewable energy. It is a preoccupation with “least cost” abatement, the notion that only policies with the lowest short-run economy wide cost should be implemented, regardless of other...

The goal of this paper is to examine the role and effectiveness of the PRC's Renewable Energy Law (REL). It starts by providing a brief outline of the REL in China and notes that the formulation of the mechanisms in some cases is not very clear or precise. The article critically examines the...

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...