Legal tools for addressing uncertainty and managing risks in the energy sector: is there a role for international disaster law?

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2021-04-12 DOI:10.1093/jwelb/jwab013

Imad Antoine Ibrahim

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Abstract

Abstract The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted once again the existing legal vacuums in the energy sector when it comes to addressing various situations such as disaster risk management and reduction. This reality can be seen in various instances where other regulatory frameworks are used instead of energy law. This article seeks to address the existing legal vacuum in the energy field in the context of pre- and post-energy disasters, such as the Covid-19 health disaster resulting in negative consequences for the energy sector. The author argues that international disaster law, taking the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction as a case study, can provide guidance when it comes to managing pre- and post-energy disasters scenarios. The author will support this claim by examining the potential use of the Sendai Framework priorities as guidance for policymakers in addressing disasters in the energy field while stressing the need to strike a balance between using existing binding and nonbinding frameworks from other regulatory fields to address the legal gaps and making sure that energy law applies in such situations.

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解决能源部门不确定性和管理风险的法律工具：国际灾害法有作用吗？

摘要新冠肺炎疫情再次凸显了能源部门在应对灾害风险管理和减少等各种情况时存在的法律真空。这一现实可以在使用其他监管框架而不是能源法的各种情况下看到。本文试图在能源灾害前后，如新冠肺炎健康灾害对能源部门造成负面影响的情况下，解决能源领域现有的法律真空问题。作者认为，以《仙台减少灾害风险框架》为案例研究的国际灾害法可以为管理能源灾害前后的情景提供指导。作者将通过研究仙台框架优先事项作为决策者应对能源领域灾难的指导的潜在用途来支持这一说法，同时强调需要在使用其他监管领域的现有约束性和非约束性框架来解决法律空白和确保能源法适用于此类情况之间取得平衡。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

期刊介绍： Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance. Accounts of Chemical Research replaces the traditional article abstract with an article "Conspectus." These entries synopsize the research affording the reader a closer look at the content and significance of an article. Through this provision of a more detailed description of the article contents, the Conspectus enhances the article's discoverability by search engines and the exposure for the research.