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1 - Energy in the Context of International Trade Law: Concepts and Changing Markets

from Part I - Energy in International Trade Law: Concepts, History and Legal Framework

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 June 2021

Anna-Alexandra Marhold
Anna-Alexandra Marhold
Affiliation:
Universiteit Leiden
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Summary

The purpose of this chapter is threefold: (1) It explains energy as a concept that has transformed over the years and explains the difference between primary, secondary, renewable and non-renewable energy resources. In so doing, it refers to UN Statistics Division/International Energy Agency sources. (2) It explains how the rules of international trade law are relevant to the energy sector and when these rules become applicable to trade in energy; and (3) It explores the major changes energy markets have undergone in recent decades, focusing on decarbonization, decentralization and energy security.

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natural resourcesraw materialsprimary and secondary energy commoditiesfossil fuelsclean energylegal classification of energypermanent sovereignty over natural resourceschanging energy marketsdecentralizationdecarbonizationenergy security
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Energy in International Trade Law
Concepts, Regulation and Changing Markets
 , pp. 7 - 34
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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