Autorentext

Eduardo G Pereira is a worldwide recognised scholar specialising in Natural Resources and Energy Law. He has been active in the natural resources and energy industry for more than 15 years. He has practical experience in over 50 jurisdictions covering America, Europe, Africa, and Asia.

Thomas L Muinzer, FRSA, is Co-Director of the Aberdeen University Centre for Energy Law, based at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, where he is Reader in Energy Transition Law. His teaching, research, and consultancy work focuses most particularly on climate and energy decarbonisation law and policy. Thomas is a founding member of the Scottish Climate Emergency Legal Network.

Patrick R Baker, JD, Associate Professor of Law, The University of Tennessee Martin, joined the UTM faculty in 2016 and currently teaches law within the College of Business and Global Affairs. In the summer of 2017, he served as a visiting scholar at Queen Mary University of London.

Klappentext

The UN Sustainable Development Goals are an ambitious agenda for environmental sustainability, economic development, and social transformation. This book addresses how governments can use Host Government Instruments to advance the SDGs.

Inhalt

1. Introduction

Part I: The Sustainable Future of International Oil and Gas Developments

2. The Sustainable Development Goals

3. Climate Change and a Just Energy Transition

4. Human rights, CSR, UNDRIP, and Community Engagement

5. Fostering SDGs via Partnership Risk Sharing

6. Mitigating the Resource Curse: Economic, Governance and Policy Considerations

Part II: Addressing the Sustainable Development Goas in a Host Government Instrument

7. Achieving Sustainable Development Goals through the Utilization of Host Granting Instruments

8. Utilizing Local Content Requirements in the Extractive Industries to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals

9. Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Management in the Petroleum Industry: Implications for Climate Change and Sustainable Development

10. Petroleum Fiscal Regimes and the Sustainable Development Goals: Exploring Alignments and Misalignments

11. The Role of Cross-Border Unitisation in Advancing UN SDGl 16 (Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions) and SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure)

12. Joint Developments

13. Stability

14. Conclusion