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Just Transitions and the Future of Law and Regulation

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Authors:
  1. Alexandra R. Harrington

    1. Lancaster University Law School, Bailrigg, UK

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  • Provides an in-depth understanding of just transitions at the national international levels
  • Includes in-depth case studies of just transitions such as in the United States Canada and Poland
  • Covers interconnections between environmental laws promoting new sources of energy and societal resistance

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction

    • Alexandra R. Harrington
    Pages 1-18

  3. Legal and Regulatory Background

    • Alexandra R. Harrington
    Pages 19-100

  4. Current and Future Climate-Related Transitions

    • Alexandra R. Harrington
    Pages 101-142

  5. Pandemic Transitions

    • Alexandra R. Harrington
    Pages 143-196

  6. Transitional Future

    • Alexandra R. Harrington
    Pages 197-216

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 217-228
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About this book

This book provides a comprehensive assessment of how national and international efforts to achieve carbon neutrality have been embraced as necessary to meet the requirements of the Paris Agreement as well as the needs of the planet. The authors explore the increasing tensions between aspirations and entrenched practices as methods to implement carbon neutrality are devised, particularly at the national and sub-national levels. This is perhaps best typified by efforts to shift from “dirty” energy production, such as coal, to greener alternatives, which are often supported in laws and rules but opposed by society. To bridge this void, the concept of just transitions has increasingly come to the forefront of international and national focus yet is often poorly understood. This book examines the ways in which just transitions have been proposed as a legal and regulatory bridge to address issues that result in societal resistance to implementation. It uses past and existing practice studiesof just transitions before providing an analysis of how just transitions can be used to not only to assist in the shift to carbon neutrality but also in new shifts such as those caused by the Covid-19 pandemic impacts on economy, environment and society, and to address future global challenges.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Lancaster University Law School, Bailrigg, UK

    Alexandra R. Harrington

About the author

Dr. Alexandra R. Harrington is a Lecturer in Law (Environment) at Lancaster University Law School. She has held two Fulbright terms in Canada at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, focusing on global governance issues. Dr. Harrington is the author and co-editor of several books, including International Organizations and the Law and International Law and Global Governance: Treaty Regimes and Sustainable Development Goals Interpretation. She routinely advises international organizations and governments on governance issues, environmental law, legal issues relating to climate change, sustainable development and international human rights law. A native of the United States and the United Kingdom, she holds a Doctorate of Civil Law (McGill University Faculty of Law), in addition to a JD, LL.M. and BA degrees in Politics and History.

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