Resetting International Law Linkages: COP 20 Mechanisms and Protocols

Authors

  • Steven Ferrey Harvard Law School
    Professor of Law, Suffolk University Law School, Boston; Visiting Professor of Law, Harvard Law School, 2003. Professor Ferrey served asLegal Advisor to the World Bank on the electric sector in many developing countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Professor Ferrey is the author of 7 books on energy and environment, and more than 100 articles. Among the 7 books are The Law of Independent Power, Reuters/West, 31st ed. 2014; Unlocking the Global Warming Toolbox, Pennwell, 2010; and Environmental Law, Wolters Kluwer- Aspen, 6th ed. 2013. Professor Ferrey holds a J.D. degree, a Masters degree in Environmental Planning, a B.A. in Economics, and between graduate degrees was a Fulbright Fellow in law and energy at University College, University of London. Email: sferrey@suffolk.edu. All Copyrights held by author, 2014

Keywords:

Environmental Law, Green economy, Climate change, COP 20, Certified Emission Reductions (CERs), Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Greenhouse gas (GHG)

Abstract

The article reviews the experiences of programs to promote renewable energy in Southeast Asian countries and proposes some learned lessons that can be useful in the context of COP 20 to promote renewable energy.
The article analyzes the rates and mechanisms of promotion used in countries such as India, Indonesia and Vietnam, that are led by the World Bank. These mechanisms are used as a legal basis that proposes successful tested alternatives and its usefulness is that renewable energies can be implemented within the current legal structure of international environmental law.
In conclusion, it is the correct timing for the COP 20 to secure funds and international legal mechanisms that promote sustainable energy infrastructure.

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Published

2014-05-04

How to Cite

Ferrey, S. (2014). Resetting International Law Linkages: COP 20 Mechanisms and Protocols. Derecho & Sociedad, (42), 79–99. Retrieved from https://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/derechoysociedad/article/view/12467

Issue

No. 42 (2014)

Section

Medio Ambiente

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