Energy Law and Sustainable Development

Download or read book Energy Law and Sustainable Development written by Adrian J. Bradbrook and published by IUCN. This book was released on 2003 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Energy has recently emerged at the forefront of sustainable development. The United Nations Development Programmefs World Energy Assessment (2000) linked energy and most of the ills of modern society in both developed and developing countries. The World Summit on Sustainable Development selected energy as one of its five major agenda issues, devising a Plan of Implementation emphasising the role of energy in eradicating poverty. That same plan calls for the establishment of policy and regulatory frameworks to promote the development and dissemination of alternative energy technologies. This ground-breaking publication should serve as an invaluable tool to facilitate the understanding of the relationship between energy law and sustainable development.