International Law and Renewable Energy Investment in the Global South

This book will discuss the legal tools offered by international law that can support foreign direct investment (FDI) in the renewable energy sector in the Global South. It will be of great interest to scholars, students, and practitioners of international law, energy studies, development studies and IR more broadly.

ISBN-13: 9781032100760

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Publication Date: 05-31-2023

Pages: 244

Product Dimensions: 6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Series: Routledge Explorations in Energy Studies

Avidan Kent (Cantab) is an Associate Professor at the University of East Anglia, UK.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Investment in the Renewable Energy Sector in the Global South 2. The Tools: Home Country Measures and Policy Integration 3. International Investment Law: Looking Beyond the Controversies 4. International Insurance Law: De-Risking Sustainable Investments 5. International Trade Law: A Swiss Army Knife with Not Enough (Political) Edge 6. International Development Law: Tackling Trade-offs through Policy Coherence 7. International Environmental Law (and Human Right Law, too) Conclusions, Lessons Learnt and the Way Forward