Just Energy Transition: Legal Challenges Associated with Coal Phase Out

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/amp.2023.69" target="_blank" >10.1017/amp.2023.69</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Just Energy Transition: Legal Challenges Associated with Coal Phase Out

Original language description

The phasing out of coal constitutes one of the most debated aspects of the global energy transition. Although coal remains the most carbon-intensive fossil fuel and a disproportionate source of greenhouse gas emissions, its centrality in electricity generation—particularly in developing countries—renders its elimination politically sensitive and economically challenging. This article situates the coal phase-out debate within the framework of international climate law, tracing the evolution from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change to the Paris Agreement and the subsequent Glasgow Climate Pact, in which the proposed “phase out” of unabated coal was diluted to a “phase down.” It contrasts the European Union’s long-standing decarbonization strategy, underpinned by the Emissions Trading System and the Just Transition Mechanism, with the continuing reliance on coal in India and China, where coal remains indispensable to energy security and industrial development. The analysis argues that a coal phase-out cannot be conceived merely as a technical instrument of climate mitigation but must be embedded within the broader notion of a just energy transition, attentive to social, economic, and legal considerations. The absence of a comprehensive global legal framework governing energy transition underscores the significance of fragmented multilateral initiatives, such as the Just Energy Transition Partnership with South Africa. The article concludes that international law, despite its current limitations, has an essential role to play in structuring equitable and effective pathways toward climate neutrality, ensuring that transition policies are not only environmentally ambitious but also legally robust, politically viable, and socially just across diverse national contexts.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

D - Article in proceedings

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50501 - Law

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2024

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Article name in the collection

Proceedings of the 118th ASIL Annual Meeting

ISBN

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ISSN

0272-5037

e-ISSN

2169-1118

Number of pages

13

Pages from-to

255-267

Publisher name

Cambridge University Press

Place of publication

Cambridge

Event location

Cambridge

Event date

Jan 1, 2024

Type of event by nationality

CST - Celostátní akce

UT code for WoS article

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