| Energy Law and the Environment Contributor(s): Lyster, Rosemary (Author), Bradbrook, Adrian (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521843685 ISBN-13: 9780521843683 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $86.44 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2006 Annotation: The current unsustainable practices worldwide in energy production and consumption have led to a plethora of environmental problems. Until recently environmental law largely overlooked the relevance of energy production and consumption; energy was seen to be of little significance to the advancement of sustainable development. This has changed since 2000 with the global concern attached to climate change, the publication by the United Nations of the World Energy Assessment and the detailed consideration given to this issue at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in 2002. Australia has been seen to be lagging behind the other major industrialised nations of the world in addressing sustainable energy issues. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Environmental - Law | Natural Resources - Business & Economics | Development - Sustainable Development |
| Dewey: 346.940 |
| LCCN: 2004050126 |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 8.9" W x 6.12" (0.84 lbs) 262 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Unsustainable practices worldwide in energy production and consumption have led to a plethora of environmental problems. Until recently environmental law largely overlooked the relevance of energy production and consumption; energy was seen to be of little significance to the advancement of sustainable development. This has changed since 2000 with the global concern attached to climate change, the publication by the United Nations of the World Energy Assessment and the detailed consideration given to this issue at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in 2002. Australia has been seen to be lagging behind the other major industrialised nations of the world in addressing sustainable energy issues. This book was first published in 2006. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lyster, Rosemary: - Rosemary Lyster is Associate Professor of Law at the University of Sydney.Bradbrook, Adrian: - Adrian Bradbrook is Professor of Law at the University of Adelaide. |