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- Emerging Technology and the Law of the Sea
- Emerging Technology and the Law of the Sea
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1 Emerging Technology and Maritime Boundary Dispute Resolution
- 2 Renewable Energy and the Law of the Sea
- 3 Striking an Equitable Balance under the Biodiversity Agreement
- 4 Small Modular Reactors and Transportable Nuclear Power Plants
- 5 Shipping, Distributed Ledgers and Private Maritime Law
- 6 Maritime Cyber Security
- 7 International Standards for Hull Inspection and Maintenance of Robotics and Autonomous Systems
- 8 Functionalism and Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships
- 9 Artificial Intelligence to Facilitate Safe Navigation of Ships
- 10 Unmanned and Autonomous Warships and Military Aircraft
- 11 Seabed Technology and Naval Operations on the Continental Shelf
- Index
2 - Renewable Energy and the Law of the Sea
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 July 2022
- Emerging Technology and the Law of the Sea
- Emerging Technology and the Law of the Sea
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1 Emerging Technology and Maritime Boundary Dispute Resolution
- 2 Renewable Energy and the Law of the Sea
- 3 Striking an Equitable Balance under the Biodiversity Agreement
- 4 Small Modular Reactors and Transportable Nuclear Power Plants
- 5 Shipping, Distributed Ledgers and Private Maritime Law
- 6 Maritime Cyber Security
- 7 International Standards for Hull Inspection and Maintenance of Robotics and Autonomous Systems
- 8 Functionalism and Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships
- 9 Artificial Intelligence to Facilitate Safe Navigation of Ships
- 10 Unmanned and Autonomous Warships and Military Aircraft
- 11 Seabed Technology and Naval Operations on the Continental Shelf
- Index
Summary
Contemporary technologies for offshore electricity generation and transmission enable sea uses of types and at scales that could not have been envisaged when the text of UNCLOS was agreed. The chapter considers whether UNCLOS is able to accommodate the offshore renewables revolution. It focuses on offshore wind energy, which is likely to see massive growth during the next three decades as the world decarbonizes. The review finds that UNCLOS does not always make adequate legal provision for them. Support will be needed from national laws, interstate agreements, and resolutions and guidelines of international organizations such as the International Maritime Organization to fill gaps in the law, clarify uncertainties and to meet challenges posed by offshore wind’s growth. Further regulation by states of offshore wind will also be needed to address the environmental effects of relevant development in line with duties for marine environmental protection, and to answer difficult legal questions raised by the pursuit of development that may itself cause significant environmental harm to address the environmental threats posed by climate change.
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- Emerging Technology and the Law of the Sea , pp. 35 - 62Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022