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The principle of solidarity and hydrogen markets in the European Union 欧盟的团结原则和氢市场

The Journal of World Energy Law & Business Pub Date : 2023-10-28 DOI: 10.1093/jwelb/jwad028

Susanne Wende

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Nuclear energy in Brazil: regulation, corruption, and prospects for energy generation 巴西的核能:监管、腐败和能源生产前景

The Journal of World Energy Law & Business Pub Date : 2023-10-14 DOI: 10.1093/jwelb/jwad027

Mikael Jhordan Lacerda Cordeiro, Maurício Felipe Bemfica de Oliveira, Daniel de Abreu Pereira Uhr, Júlia Gallego Ziero Uhr

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Francisco Romano and Peter Roberts. International Energy Contracts—the Common Law and the Civil Law Approach to Joint Ventures and Farmouts (1st Bilingual Edition) 弗朗西斯科·罗马诺和彼得·罗伯茨。国际能源合同-合资企业和合资企业的普通法和大陆法系(第1版)

The Journal of World Energy Law & Business Pub Date : 2023-10-08 DOI: 10.1093/jwelb/jwad024

Carlos Bellorin

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Power purchase agreements and sustainable energy development: an approximation to the Cuban legal system 购电协议和可持续能源发展:近似古巴法律制度

The Journal of World Energy Law & Business Pub Date : 2023-09-15 DOI: 10.1093/jwelb/jwad022

José Grabiel Luis Cordova, Lilianys Jiménez Zulueta, Koen Byttebier

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Adapting international natural gas and LNG agreements in the light of the energy transition 根据能源转型调整国际天然气和液化天然气协议

The Journal of World Energy Law & Business Pub Date : 2023-09-11 DOI: 10.1093/jwelb/jwad023

Kim Talus

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The digitization of oil and gas and accompanying data privacy compliance considerations for international investments in China and Brazil 石油和天然气的数字化以及在中国和巴西进行国际投资的数据隐私合规考虑

The Journal of World Energy Law & Business Pub Date : 2023-08-31 DOI: 10.1093/jwelb/jwad021

Harry Phillips

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Corporate disclosure, ESG and green fintech in the energy industry 能源行业的企业信息披露、ESG和绿色金融科技

The Journal of World Energy Law & Business Pub Date : 2023-08-29 DOI: 10.1093/jwelb/jwad018

Joseph Lee, Alberto Mattia Serafin, Clément Courteau

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Middle eastern energy and climate ambitions: Vision 2030 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the influence of the legal environmental principles 中东能源和气候雄心:沙特阿拉伯王国2030年愿景和法律环境原则的影响

The Journal of World Energy Law & Business Pub Date : 2023-08-25 DOI: 10.1093/jwelb/jwad020

Mohammad A Alomari, Raphael J Heffron

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Judith Aldersey-Williams and Valerie Allan, Maximising Economic Recovery—A New Approach to Regulating the UK’s Offshore Oil and Gas Industry Judith Aldersey-Williams和Valerie Allan，《经济复苏最大化——监管英国海上油气行业的新方法》

The Journal of World Energy Law & Business Pub Date : 2023-08-25 DOI: 10.1093/jwelb/jwad019

Peter Roberts

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Energy planning for integrating renewable energy: A dilemma of utilizing ultra-high voltage transmission systems in China 整合可再生能源的能源规划:中国利用超高压输电系统的困境

The Journal of World Energy Law & Business Pub Date : 2023-06-27 DOI: 10.1093/jwelb/jwad011

Anni Dai

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