TY - JOUR
T1 - Achieving energy justice
T2 - The role of supervisory and compliance mechanisms in global frameworks and the international community
AU - Zaidan, Esmat
AU - Antoine Ibrahim, Imad
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 The Authors
PY - 2024/3
Y1 - 2024/3
N2 - Energy justice as a concept refers to the fair distribution of the benefits and burdens of energy production and consumption among different communities and individuals. The international community is currently attempting to achieve it through various means such as international law, the Sustainable Development Goals and the potential establishment of a human right to energy. However, the authors argue that these tools have either failed or will fail in practice to achieve this objective. This is why they suggest the use of supervisory and compliance mechanisms established within global frameworks related to energy, international human rights law and Agenda 2030, to achieve energy justice. This is of absolute importance given the inability to do so in practice despite the growing literature on the topic. These supervisory and compliance mechanisms are used to monitor and enforce compliance with energy justice principles, and include independent regulatory bodies, mechanisms for public participation and oversight, and incentives for compliance. They provide flexibility for governments to consider their own financial, technical, and human capacities when tackling a highly complicated issue such as energy justice.
AB - Energy justice as a concept refers to the fair distribution of the benefits and burdens of energy production and consumption among different communities and individuals. The international community is currently attempting to achieve it through various means such as international law, the Sustainable Development Goals and the potential establishment of a human right to energy. However, the authors argue that these tools have either failed or will fail in practice to achieve this objective. This is why they suggest the use of supervisory and compliance mechanisms established within global frameworks related to energy, international human rights law and Agenda 2030, to achieve energy justice. This is of absolute importance given the inability to do so in practice despite the growing literature on the topic. These supervisory and compliance mechanisms are used to monitor and enforce compliance with energy justice principles, and include independent regulatory bodies, mechanisms for public participation and oversight, and incentives for compliance. They provide flexibility for governments to consider their own financial, technical, and human capacities when tackling a highly complicated issue such as energy justice.
KW - Energy justice
KW - Fair distribution
KW - Human right to energy
KW - International community
KW - International law
KW - Supervisory and compliance mechanisms
KW - Sustainable development goals
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85185829708&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.esr.2024.101335
DO - 10.1016/j.esr.2024.101335
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85185829708
SN - 2211-467X
VL - 52
JO - Energy Strategy Reviews
JF - Energy Strategy Reviews
M1 - 101335
ER -