Author: Ayu Pratiwi Muyasyaroh
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Languages : en
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Author: Naomi Creutzfeldt
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 150993944X
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 384

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How do ordinary people access justice? This book offers a novel socio-legal approach to access to justice, alternative dispute resolution, vulnerability and energy poverty. It poses an access to justice challenge and rethinks it through a lens that accommodates all affected people, especially those who are currently falling through the system. It raises broader questions about alternative dispute resolution, the need for reform to include more collective approaches, a stronger recognition of the needs of vulnerable people, and a stronger emphasis on delivering social justice. The authors use energy poverty as a site of vulnerability and examine the barriers to justice facing this excluded group. The book assembles the findings of an interdisciplinary research project studying access to justice and its barriers in the UK, Italy, France, Bulgaria and Spain (Catalonia). In-depth interviews with regulators, ombuds, energy companies, third-sector organisations and vulnerable people provide a rich dataset through which to understand the phenomenon. The book provides theoretical and empirical insights which shed new light on these issues and sets out new directions of inquiry for research, policy and practice. It will be of interest to researchers, students and policymakers working on access to justice, consumer vulnerability, energy poverty, and the complex intersection between these fields. The book includes contributions by Cosmo Graham (UK), Sarah Supino and Benedetta Voltaggio (Italy), Marine Cornelis (France), Anais Varo and Enric Bartlett (Catalonia) and Teodora Peneva (Bulgaria).

Author: Asian Development Bank
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
ISBN: 9292572695
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 165

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Indonesia has achieved an impressive 84% electrification ratio, but faces significant challenges in reaching the remaining 16% of its households. This report describes Indonesia’s electrification environment and identifies barriers to achieving universal electricity access. Principles drawn from international best practices such as government commitment, enabling institutional environments, adequate and sustainable financing, and stakeholder coordination are discussed in the context of Indonesia’s energy sector. The report gives recommendations for establishing service standards, streamlining financing, setting appropriate targets, and monitoring and evaluation, as well as near-term steps to help achieve universal electricity access.

Author: Ijlal Naqvi
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0197540953
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 209

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"Pakistan's power sector's woes are less mystery than tragedy, but to conclude simply that a weak state produces poor governance outcomes misses the manner in which these arrangements are important to reproducing existing relations of domination and are resistant to change. The question this book addresses, therefore, isn't just about why Pakistan doesn't produce enough power"--

Author: Benjamin K. Sovacool
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135074194
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 234

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This book applies concepts from ethics, justice, and political philosophy to five sets of contemporary energy problems cutting across time, economics, politics, geography, and technology. In doing so, the authors derive two key energy justice principles from modern theories of distributive justice, procedural justice, and cosmopolitan justice. The prohibitive principle states that "energy systems must be designed and constructed in such a way that they do not unduly interfere with the ability of people to acquire those basic goods to which they are justly entitled." The affirmative principle states that "if any of the basic goods to which people are justly entitled can only be secured by means of energy services, then in that case there is also a derivative entitlement to the energy services." In laying out and employing these principles, the book details a long list of current energy injustices ranging from human rights abuses and energy-related civil conflict to energy poverty and pervasive and growing negative externalities. The book illustrates the significance of energy justice by combining the most up-to-date data on global energy security and climate change, including case studies and examples from the electricity supply, transport, and heating and cooking sectors, with appraisals based on centuries of thought about the meaning of justice in social decisions.

Author: Kirsten Ulsrud
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429783531
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 171

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This book presents new research on solar mini-grids and the ways they can be designed and implemented to provide equitable and affordable electricity access, while ensuring economic sustainability and replication. Drawing on a detailed analysis of solar mini-grid projects in Senegal, the book provides invaluable insights into energy provision and accessibility which are highly relevant to Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Global South more generally. Importantly, the book situates mini-grids in rural villages within the context of the broader dynamics of national- and international-level factors, including emerging system innovation and socio-technical transitions to green technologies. The book illustrates typical challenges and potential solutions for practitioners, policymakers, donors, investors and international agencies. It demonstrates the decisive roles of suitable policies and regulations for private-sector-led mini-grids and explains why these policies and regulations must be different from those that are designed as part of an established, centralized electricity regime. Written by both academics and technology practitioners, this book will be of great interest to those researching and working on energy policy, energy provision and access, solar power and renewable energy, and sustainable development more generally.

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Abstract : The past decade witnessed a significant level of improvement in energy access progress worldwide. However, the progress was not equitable across the globe. For example, a disproportionally large percentage of the population in the poorest global regions of sub-Saharan Africa remains without electricity access. Additionally, the manner in which some areas have been electrified raises questions of justice related to adequacy, appropriateness, and quality of service. Access to electricity is a prerequisite to the provision of basic services and economic growth. Those who live without access to electricity often do not have access to basic services to promote favorable human and economic development. This dissertation focuses on the integration of the energy justice concept in energy access planning to explore just electrification pathways for the energy poor. The current energy access planning process is disconnected from the intended goal of achieving just human development outcomes. The status quo system is driven by technical energy systems and their economics, which guide what energy use ought to be. This research deconstructs the status quo in energy access planning processes and explores a justice-based electrification paradigm that is guided by the provision of energy services to achieve just outcomes. It does so by shifting the perspective from one focused on the technical and economic metrics of the energy security of supply to the human security of energy services in planning and decision-making processes. Chapter two explores the empirical basis for just energy access and offers an initial justice framework. Chapter three examines what it means to be energy secure or insecure from the perspectives of high-to-upper-middle income countries and low-to-lower-middle income countries. The chapter presents the energy security of subsistence energy access as a question of human security. Chapter four examines the existing decision-making standards in electrification planning that precipitate injustices. The chapter offers a justice-based electrification planning guiding principle as an instrument of due diligence in the project life cycle. Last, chapter five presents an enhanced electrification model that integrates energy justice factors in the modeling method. Overall, the dissertation deals with the complexities and embedded limitations of the current electrification planning process and concludes by designing justice-based guiding principles.

Author: Bill Gates
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0385546149
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 201

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • In this urgent, authoritative book, Bill Gates sets out a wide-ranging, practical—and accessible—plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid a climate catastrophe. Bill Gates has spent a decade investigating the causes and effects of climate change. With the help of experts in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, political science, and finance, he has focused on what must be done in order to stop the planet's slide to certain environmental disaster. In this book, he not only explains why we need to work toward net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases, but also details what we need to do to achieve this profoundly important goal. He gives us a clear-eyed description of the challenges we face. Drawing on his understanding of innovation and what it takes to get new ideas into the market, he describes the areas in which technology is already helping to reduce emissions, where and how the current technology can be made to function more effectively, where breakthrough technologies are needed, and who is working on these essential innovations. Finally, he lays out a concrete, practical plan for achieving the goal of zero emissions—suggesting not only policies that governments should adopt, but what we as individuals can do to keep our government, our employers, and ourselves accountable in this crucial enterprise. As Bill Gates makes clear, achieving zero emissions will not be simple or easy to do, but if we follow the plan he sets out here, it is a goal firmly within our reach.

Author: Manfred Hafner
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 331992219X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 125

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This open access book presents a picture of the current energy challenges on the African continent (and the Sub-Saharan region in particular) and proposes pathways to an accelerated energy transition. Starting with an analysis of the status quo and the outlook for Africa’s energy demand and energy access, it provides an account of the available resources, including hydrocarbons and renewable energy resources, which are playing an increasingly crucial role. It then moves on to analyze the level of investment required to scale-up Africa’s energy systems, shedding light on the key barriers and elaborating on potential solutions. It also provides a suggestion for improving the effectiveness of EU–Africa cooperation. While mainly intended for policymakers and academics, this book also speaks to a broader audience interested in gaining an overview of the challenges and opportunities of the African energy sector today and in the future.

Author: Darren McCauley
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 1802208755
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 223

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This book explores the theory and history behind just transitions, highlighting the social and political influences that have shaped the concept, and investigating the challenges it poses. Bridging theory with practice, it assesses critical transitions and advocates for inclusive approaches that manage employment impacts and engage communities in the move towards renewable energy.