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Defrosting Regulatory Chill, Guillermo J. Garcia Sanchez
Defrosting Regulatory Chill, Guillermo J. Garcia Sanchez
Faculty Scholarship
In Homer’s Odyssey, King Odysseus asked his men to tie him to the mast of his ship with the hope that he would not jump into the sea after listening to the Sirens. The Odyssey’s hero made a pact to bind himself in the future. He knew that the temptation would be impossible to resist without restraints. Similarly, the creators and advocates of international investment agreements believe that providing rights to foreign investors through international treaties will chill State policies that would harm the interests of investors in the future. The “rope” to tie the State is the threat of …
Evolving Legal Conceptions Of “Energy Communities”, Uma Outka
Evolving Legal Conceptions Of “Energy Communities”, Uma Outka
University of Miami Law Review
The concept of “energy communities” has had long-standing and evolving significance in the United States and in other countries around the world. Under the Biden Administration, the term “energy communities” has acquired new legal meanings that differ by context and continue to evolve. This Article traces the shifting meaning of “energy communities” and examines how it relates to other dominant references to “communities” in the context of energy law and policy, including environmental justice, low-income, underserved, and disadvantaged communities, as well as newer community-scale energy system innovations, such as community solar or “advanced energy communities.” International comparisons, such as with …
Metals Derivatives Markets And The Energy Transition, Colleen Baker, James W. Coleman
Metals Derivatives Markets And The Energy Transition, Colleen Baker, James W. Coleman
Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law
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