Regional Approaches to the Energy Transition

The book"Regional Approaches to the Energy Transition", discusses the key challenges the energy transition is facing at the European and International level. It is an edited collection gathering contributions from the experts in the field bringing together internationally renowned scholars, researchers, EU officials to address the current trends in the energy transition and its dilemmas. The book places the energy transition in a wide interdisciplinary context. It looks at energy policies, legal framework, regional strategies and the difficulties in their implementation. It argues for a regional approach to the energy transition, questioning at the same time the strategies and measures put forward for its realisation. The subject matter is topical, considering recent themes that occupy global and European political agendas. In a nutshell, the volume offers insights into regional regulations, public policies and local practices on the use of clean energy. It looks first at the EU commitment and its initiatives providing some examples from the Member States. Furthermore, it offers a comparative perspective and discusses the different approaches to the energy transition from Latin America, China, Africa and Australia. It covers a wide range of topics such as the EU renewable energy policies, Green Deal and regionalisation, energy auctions in the EU, environment in contemporary constitutionalism, Human Rights considerations, the Scandinavian perspective, practical examples from Italy and Spain. Moreover, it also considers the global context, looking at State and Market in China's coal-to-gas transition, tendencies of legal regulation in the sphere of renewable energy in Russia, the energy transition in Latin-American countries, regional approach to the energy transition and electricity access initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa, and transnationalism and the regional approach to the energy transition in Australia. The systematisation that this book offers and the exchange of good practices and experiences are useful tools for the key players to seriously engage with a just and sustainable energy transition. The proposed book is a reference and study material for academics and students, but also for the policy makers, officials and practitioners dealing with the energy transition. It provides some answers, potential solutions and alternatives to the main problems that the energy sector is facing worldwide.

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Katarzyna Gromek-Broc is a Professor in EU Law at the Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Pavia. In 2020, she was a Jean Monnet Module Bid Winner and, in 2021, as a Team Member (EUA Africa-Connect), as well as in 2022 as a Team Member (EU-Cuba Relationship : Energy and Food Law). In 2019, she was awarded a prestigious VLOEBERGHS CHAIR in Law, at the VUB (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Brussels. She is also a Member of Brussels Diplomatic Academy. Currently, she has been working on a number of projects involving the EU and Latin America on Energy and Food Security. Her research attracted numerous awards and funding: the AHRB Award, the British Academy Award; won Strategic Fund Competition, more recently secured some funding for two projects: one on Energy Transition, and another on Law and Technologies. Her interests in environmental protection started in 2003 when she was a visiting Professor at Stetson College of Law, US, the Institution pioneering in Wetland Law and Policy, Protection of Biodiversity and Ecosystems. Stetson College was also an inspiration for the creation of the interdisciplinary courses on Environmental Protection, facilitating discourse among experienced scientists, policymakers, and students.