Just Energy Transition: Legal Challenges Associated with Coal Phase Out

FARAH, Paolo; Martin ŠVEC; Matjaz NACHTIGAL a Michael ADDANEY. Just Energy Transition: Legal Challenges Associated with Coal Phase Out. Online. In Proceedings of the 118th ASIL Annual Meeting. Vol. 117. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2024, s. 255-267. ISSN 0272-5037. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1017/amp.2023.69.

Základní údaje

Originální název

Just Energy Transition: Legal Challenges Associated with Coal Phase Out

Autoři

FARAH, Paolo; Martin ŠVEC; Matjaz NACHTIGAL a Michael ADDANEY

Vydání

Vol. 117. Cambridge, Proceedings of the 118th ASIL Annual Meeting, od s. 255-267, 13 s. 2024

Nakladatel

Cambridge University Press

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Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Stať ve sborníku

Obor

50501 Law

Stát vydavatele

Velká Británie a Severní Irsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Forma vydání

elektronická verze "online"

Odkazy

Open access sborníku

Organizační jednotka

Právnická fakulta

ISSN

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1017/amp.2023.69

Klíčová slova česky

energetické právo; energetická transformace; uhlí; změna klimatu

Klíčová slova anglicky

energy law; energy transition; coal; coal phase-out; climate change

Štítky

energetická transformace, energetické právo, energetika, sustainable development, uhlí, UNFCCC

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

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Anotace

V originále

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.